New York could soon have its first female mayor

New York could soon get the first female mayor in the history of this city, writes "The Guardian".

Christine Quinn, the favorite for the nomination of the Democratic Party for mayor, confirmed her candidacy via Twitter yesterday and said that she will fight for the best possible position of the middle and working class.

Quinn can count on the support of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a former Republican and now an independent candidate. Her closeness to Mayor Bloomberg has been criticized by the left wing of the Democratic Party, claiming that she has betrayed principles in order to advance in politics.

"I want New York to continue to be a place where the middle class will live and grow, and a place that will help the working class move into the middle class"

The former director of a group for the protection of the rights of the LGBT population and a declared lesbian, the 46-year-old Quinn has been on the city council since 1999, and has been its head since 2006. According to the results of a poll conducted at the end of last month at Quinnipiac University, she can count on 37 percent of the Democratic vote. voters, while her rivals can individually count on no more than 15 percent.

Despite the fact that the city outnumbers registered Democrats to Republicans (6:1), that has not helped Democratic candidates in the mayoral race since 1989. Moreover, Quinn has an advantage over the leading Republican candidate, a former city transportation chief. Joseph Lott.

"I want New York to continue to be a place where the middle class will live and grow, and a place that will help the working class move into the middle class," she said. "I'm not going to complain and look for culprits. My goal is to fulfill our promises".