Candidates Mention “The Promise of New York” In Addressing Supporters

Last week, at the outset of the primary election, candidates made reference to “The Promise of New York”, a term often used by politicians in the city and state of New York to bring up, in the voters’ minds, idealistic images and generic symbols of democracy, liberty, opportunity and the like.

Former Public Advocate of New York City, and current candidate for the same office, Mark Green, was forced into a runoff (which will be decided Sept. 29th) and urged his supporters to help him win the runoff and defeat his opponent, Bill di Blasio:

“Help me finish this Runoff and then together we’ll

keep pursuing the promise of New York, a unique place

of democracy and diversity where anyone can succeed

and everyone can live up to their potential.”

Republican candidate for city council, Ashok Chandra, who won the candidacy of his party in the Republican primary this past week, is even looser with the term than Mr. Green, not even bothering to offer a definition for it.  His biography on his site claims:

“Ashok wants to help ensure that the promise of New

York City is alive and well for generations to come.”

Maybe he was talking about the film itself?