Dean Baker On De Blasio

What can he do?  Can he be a better mayor than Bloomberg or Giuliani?  Of course, but so could a hardening dog turd if said turd was duly sworn into office.  De Blasio will probably be a major disappointment to every American with a higher-than-room-temperature IQ, but de Blasio, being who he is in the office he holds, could be a positive influence not only on NYC, but also on the Democratic party at the national level and so on the country as a whole.  It's a wait-and-see kinda deal, but that's all you get these days.