[Sadecki]

For someone who was so hated by liberals, perhaps you can explain why he received the endorsement of the Liberal Party?

For access to Rudy's administration. It was a political move on their part. Rudy treated Liberals like crap in his first 4 years and the Liberal party had been shut out -- so they had to do something to try to kiss his ass. So they gave him the endorsement. And given that Rudy was a republican running in one of the reddest cities in the nation -- it didn't hurt to have his name not only on the Republican line of the ballot, but on the Liberal line as well.

[Harvey105]

So Rudy can expect their endorsement again soon as well as that of the DNC, right?

How close was that race? Could the outcome have been different if the Liberal Party did endorse the Dem challenger?