Is Bill de Blasio able to do anything honestly? It's not enough that the Democratic presidential nominee has something like zero-percent support. He's got support all right, in New York City - from exactly one hotel workers' union, the 40,000-strong Hotel Trades Council ... and pretty much no one else. The union "owed" de Blasio for harrassing a rival, AirBNB, and there looks like some back scratching as a result. According to the New York Post: In the subsequent weeks, some 4,600 hotel and hospitality workers gave a total of $89,000 to the campaign with the average donation being just under $20, according to the Center for Public Integrity campaign finance data reviewed by The Post. As of June 30, he’d secured $1.1 million from a total of 6,700 donors. Shortly after launching his long-shot White House bid in May, de Blasio told NY1 his campaign would have a “grassroots-focused approach.” The Post...(Read Full Post)