▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁every ▁opportunity ▁they ▁des erve , ▁and ▁where ▁every ▁dream — the ▁way ▁my ▁mother ▁believed — is ▁possible . ▁ ▁His ▁campaign ▁was ▁hurt ▁by ▁remarks ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁concerning ▁the ▁Am ad ou ▁D ial lo ▁shooting . ▁Fer rer , ▁who ' d ▁march ed ▁in ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁shooting ▁when ▁it ▁occurred ▁and ▁had ▁got ten ▁arrested , ▁expressed ▁his ▁belief ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Police ▁Department ▁Serge ant ' s ▁B ene vol ent ▁Association ▁that ▁the ▁incident ▁was ▁a ▁" t rag edy ," ▁but ▁" not ▁a ▁crime ." ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁strongly ▁critic ized ▁by ▁D ial lo ' s ▁family ▁and ▁others ▁for ▁these ▁remarks , ▁and ▁he ▁sl id ▁in ▁popular ity ▁pol ls , ▁especially ▁among ▁African - Amer icans . ▁ ▁These ▁comments , ▁although ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁context , ▁were ▁never ▁properly ▁addressed ▁and ▁just ▁followed ▁the ▁campaign ▁the ▁entire ▁way . ▁ ▁The ▁comments ▁and ▁en su ing ▁events ▁also ▁caused ▁a ▁long - time ▁campaign ▁consult ant , ▁from ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁sp ok esp erson , ▁from ▁Texas , ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁campaign ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁power ▁struggle ▁over ▁what ▁to ▁do . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁campaign ▁team ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁advis ors ▁from ▁Fer rer ' s ▁primary ▁consult ing ▁firm , ▁Global ▁Str ategy ▁Group . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁primary ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2