Posted on 11/06/2005 2:12:05 PM PST by neverdem
The days of Party hacks like Freddie and Dinkins are over.
Freddie cannot win. He is losing in every single demographic except the Hispanic vote, and even there it is close.
It remains to be seen if this says anything about "a Democratic city" . It speaks more to the competence and experience of the Mayor versus an ineffectual nothing of a candidate like Freddie.
The two golden rules of American politics : "all politics is local" and "you can't beat something with nothing"
NYC is no where near as liberal as people think it is.
Very wise analysis Common Tator. I stand educated, especially with that part about the effect of an elected mayor over the population over time. Good job!
Bloomberg is one of the "New Democrats" that is our terms would be called a RINO.
You can take out Bloomberg, put in McCain and you would still have Democrat running for mayor. The thing is, outside of Conservative Republicans, the entire political structre has moved to the left. Traditional Southern Democrats became Republicans, and traditional NorthEast Democrats became Socialists.
Of course the case in mostly communist locales like NYC or MAssechusetts or san fran will be different.
I would beg to differ in this case.
Ferrer, of course, is a has been. When I was living in the Bronx, none of the Dominican neighbors I spoke with could stand the guy.
The GOP has a chance to actually get the votes of the Dominicans, and Hispanic Evangelicals of any stripe, but could you see guys like Bloomingidiot, Patakifeller, and Bruno at Iglesia Pentecostal de University Heights?
Paris Burning could impact the election.
They may have tried to make New Yorkers forget 9/11 but TROP is making them remember.
The whole premise of this article is silly, especially since there weren't even any Republican candidates on the ballot for the other city-wide races.
Remember Dr Martin Abend's political debates on channel 5? What would he say about nyc in the 21st century? :-)
I only vaguely remember those debates. I might have been watching Creature Feature or Million Dollar Movie when they were on...
I've never seen a great divide between Republicans and Democrats in the city. That's why there's so much jumping around between parties and cross-party endorsements. Pols are somewhat limited in what they can do.
Word on the street is that with the re-election of Markowitz in Brooklyn, the stadium goes through Robert Moses style.
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