There are times when candidates for re-election find themselves ambivalent about the endorsement of someone who is higher up in the pecking order of their political party but also carries baggage. They have to consider whether the glamor or importance that person brings with them will outweigh the negatives by providing extra attention to their campaign, or if it's better if that higher-ranking official remains neutral.
Congressman Max Rose, seeking his second term in a district that includes Staten Island and a small slice of Brooklyn, didn't have that kind of problem when it came to Mayor de Blasio. In fact, he took the highly unusual step of releasing a campaign spot Sept. 9 that consists of branding his fellow Democrat "the worst Mayor in the history of New York City."
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