Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión spent 2007 positioning himself for a 2009 mayoral run, but the former teacher sent shock waves through the city’s political establishment when he announced in mid-December that he would instead be running for comptroller.
Politicos say Carrión’s decision most directly benefits current comptroller Bill Thompson, the only other minority candidate. It was widely believed Thompson, who’s black, and Carrión, who’s Puerto Rican, would have fractured the kind of minority coalition that either would have needed to win.
Carrión immediately becomes a formidable force in the comptroller’s race, with a $1.4 million war chest and the highest profile of any of the other candidates. Joining Thompson in the mayoral race will most likely be Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Congressman Anthony Weiner.
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