truthdig.com - 23 days ago
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He changed the rules, he put down the cash, and now New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been re-upped for a third term, beating his Democratic competitor, City Comptroller Bill Thompson, by a slim margin on Tuesday. —KA
Reuters:
Bloomberg defeated City ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 23 days ago
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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 ...
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What Happened and Why?
politico.com - 23 days ago
quinnipiac.edu - 25 days ago
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quinnipiac.edu —
LIKELY VOTERS................................. Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk
Hisp Thompson 38% 10% 48% 21% 24% 62% 43%...
Bloomberg 50 82 43 61 66 23 51 Christopher 1 3 - 3 3 - 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - - 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - - - DK/NA 10 5 8 15 6 ...
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New York City (NYC) Poll * November 2, 2009 * Bloomberg ...
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Bloomberg’s In for Third Term as NYC Mayor
The Hollywood Liberal —
... Times, the Daily News and NY1 television. With 96 percent of the votes counted, Bloomberg was ahead 51 to 46 percent. His margin was far smaller than expected, given polls that showed him as recently as Monday with a double-digit lead and expectations of a large, lopsided victory. Bloomberg vastly outspent his challenger, laying out $13 for every $1 spent by Thompson. Bloomberg is described by Forbes magazine as the richest man in New York, with a $16 billion fortune. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries [image] [image] [image] This entry was ...
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