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huffingtonpost.com - 21 days ago
Bill Thompson Loses To Michael Bloomberg In Tight Mayoral Race
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UPDATE 10:50pm EST, 11/3: The New York Times and NY1 are now calling it for Mayor Bloomberg. Keep checking back here for final results. ********* NEW YORK (Associated Press) -- Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is locked in a surprisingly tight race with his Democratic challenger for a ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 21 days ago
What Happened and Why?
— fivethirtyeight.com — The outcome of all seven contests that we were tracking tonight appears settled, or very nearly so:... Virginia Governor: Republican Bob McDonnell wins by 17 points, toward the upper end of the range predicted by the pollsters, but not to anybody's ... (more) What Happened and Why?

Comments vote down Firedoglake found this 21 days agofound this
Bloomberg race unexpectedly close
politico.com - 22 days ago
Bloomberg race unexpectedly close
— politico.com — Race for New York City mayor is surprisingly tight.... (more) Bloomberg race unexpectedly close

Comments vote down Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 22 days agofound this
In wake of 5% loss to Mayor Bloomberg, Dems left asking, 'What if we'd done more for Bill Thompson?'
nydailynews.com - 21 days ago
In wake of 5% loss to Mayor Bloomberg, Dems left asking, 'What if we'd done more for Bill Thompson?'
— nydailynews.com — The most nagging question among Bill Thompson's supporters on Wednesday is this: What if fellow Democrats had... actually backed - rather than abandoned - him? (more) In wake of 5% loss to Mayor Bloomberg, Dems left asking, ...

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Open Left - Quick Hits's RSS Feed:  We were beat by accepting the "common wisdom" in New York City.

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We were beat by accepting the "common wisdom" in New York City.
Open Left - Quick Hits's RSS Feed — This race was so damn close! Bloomberg was, according to "Common Wisdom", going to win this in a BLOW-OUT of epic size, 18 to 20%, and we, far far too many, did nothing to help our side fight the 'third way' right wing economic royalist. John Stewart exemplified the CW best, he said last night "Bloomberg was running against some guy."Surprise: Bloomberg BARELY Wins Third Term As NY Mayor LINK NEW YORK — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York mayor Tuesday in a closer-than-expected race against a ...

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Bloomberg Wins 3rd Term As NYC Mayor — TIME.com Top Politics Stories 22 days ago
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AP - Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads toward a third term bruised by a surprisingly close re-election battle that exposed lingering anger over his reversal on term limits and his prodigious campaign spending.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) - CNN projects Independent candidate Michael Bloomberg will be elected to a third term as New York City mayor.
Democrats agonize over NYC mayoral loss — msnbc.com: Politics 21 days ago
Democrats who saw how close their candidate came to unseating New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg agonize about what might have happened if the national party had helped.