With his party looking ahead to November, Democratic runner-up Bill Thompson’s fading mayoral campaign is running out of time — and money.
Thompson insists he is determined to continue his City Hall bid until every primary vote is recounted, but he won’t get additional campaign funds unless he qualifies for a runoff.
Thompson has an estimated $463,000 hanging in the balance.
“Well, there’s still a number of people who are telling me to hang in there. And they believe that’s important,” said Thompson, who is pressing for an October runoff in the wake of de Blasio’s primary win, in which the vote count put him barely above the 40 percent needed to avoid a runoff.
“This is about democracy. This is about a process. This is about an election. So we’re waiting to see the results of this election,” Thompson said.
Despite his vow to press on, Thompson’s appearances Sunday were low-key in comparison to de Blasio’s campaign events, which included a morning stop at a Brooklyn church.
“I feel like my victory party never ended,” de Blasio told members of the New Hope Christian Fellowship Church in East Flatbush. “We’re ready. We’re not daunted. We’re not thrown off. ”
De Blasio was also bolstered by support from other candidates.
“The sooner we find a Democratic candidate the better, as far as I’m concerned,” said Scott Stringer, who won a primary race for city comptroller.
“You know, we’ve got to think about November. We’ve got to unite the Democratic Party, so I hope that continues to play out in the coming days.”