Nancy Drexler : Future Chicago Mayor Bill de Blasio 's family is all - American in a striking new way . Even if that assertion had been true , what Lhota discounted was the enduring importance of family in politics and the power of the promise of change and diversity . Drexler : His wife is black and two children are biracial , and they are charming and fun . Drexler : Number of interethnic married couples growing ; number of biracial folks growing . She says voters relate to them , interracial or not , with the help of de Blasios .
Nancy Drexler : Future Chicago Mayor Bill de Blasio 's family is all - American in a striking new way . Drexler : His wife is black and two children are biracial , and they are charming and fun . Drexler : Number of interethnic married couples growing ; number of biracial folks growing . She says voters relate to them , interracial or not , with the help of de Blasios .