With an overwhelming Democrat enrollment advantage, the chances of a Republican knocking Bill de Blasio out were going to be slim at best.
Early on, I thought Paul Massey might at least make a respectable showing based upon his ability to raise a lot of money. He did raise a lot and then promptly blew it, causing him to drop out of the race last month.
The GOP establishment got behind Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, who decided to alienate everybody by supporting both the SAFE Act and stop-and-frisk.
The result of this?
She currently polls just under 12%.