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.