Not that the obligatory Bloomberg bon mots won't apply, but perhaps it's worth mentioning that former President Clinton campaigned for Federer against Bloomberg...and lost.
...in Blue NYC.
Posted on 11/08/2005 7:28:52 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
Billionaire Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg stormed to a second term Tuesday with an overpowering victory over Democrat Fernando Ferrer -- the culmination of a campaign that will go down as the most expensive mayoral re-election in history.
With 47 percent of precincts reporting, Bloomberg had 321,775 votes, or 56 percent, compared with Ferrer's 237,821 votes, or 41 percent. Ferrer conceded the race shortly after 10 p.m. in a phone call to the mayor, who told him he ran a great race and was a "gentleman" for calling.
Ferrer gathered his supporters at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, where his grandmother once earned a living working in the kitchen. He strode through the kitchen to meet the workers on Tuesday night, and said he felt "very close" to the people there.
"Now it's time for the people to speak, and their verdict is always something that you accept," he said.
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Oh, well, a nice little victory for a RINO in an overwhelmingly 'Rat city. Bloomburg is not my favorite Republican (or anyone else's), but this is NYC, after all.
Doesn't seem like it's going to be a huge voter turnout.
"Democrat Mayor Michael Bloomberg stormed to a second term Tuesday with an overpowering victory over another Democrat Fernando Ferrer".
he should be winning by alot more.
bloomberg isnt even a republican.
People "like" Bloomie in an ambivalent way.
As Hank Scheinkopf told Brian Lehrer earlier tonight, "People voted for Melba toast."
That's Bloomberg.
Not that the obligatory Bloomberg bon mots won't apply, but perhaps it's worth mentioning that former President Clinton campaigned for Federer against Bloomberg...and lost.
...in Blue NYC.
Bloomberg is a Dem in reality, but even so, he's a better Dem than Ferrer.
He lost another one, huh??
I wonder what will Hellary do with him if she decides to run in 2008 .. LOL!
Weiner knew this was going to be a slaughter and allowed Ferrer to take full credit for the ensuing debacle.
That's one reason that Ed Thompson sat this one out and ran for re-election.
Is this considered a Republican victory?
FYI, Ballot Questions 3 & 4 are winning by roughly 75-25, Question 2 60-40 .
Well, it's not suprising considering he successfully booted out all the smokers from the city.
S.I. was red in 2004.
Why is Staten Island the most conservative borough of NYC?
Cops, firefighters, some white collar types....
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