“‘It made me kind of question what her values and principles were,’ says Siegel. ‘My feeling is that the way you govern says something about your character and I don’t think you have to compromise on principles in order to get things done.’…But others believe that ever since she stepped on to the scene, Quinn has put her ambitions first, always eyeing a path to a higher office. The current front-runner in the race for mayor, Quinn over the past decade has maintained dual relationships with tenants’ rights groups and the real estate lobby, labor unions and business interests, and police reformers and One Police Plaza, in order to keep her progressive cred while also currying favor with the city elite.”