In a City of Democrats, Republican Candidates Struggle for Visibility

New York, NY —

New York City has had Republican mayors for 16 years now. But Republican candidates without the notoriety of Rudolph Giuliani or the wealth of Michael Bloomberg, have a much harder time in a city, where registered Democrats still outnumber Republicans by at least five to one. As WNYC’s Beth Fertig reports, the two Republicans running for Comptroller and Public Advocate, are learning that first-hand.