politico.com - 26 days ago
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My story from earlier this morning:
Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s stunningly narrow re-election in New York was a moral defeat for the billionaire incumbent, and a profound embarrassment for a Democratic establishment – from the White House on down — that abandoned his rival, City ...
tnr.com - 26 days ago
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tnr.com —
As a New Yorker, I count myself among those
stunned at Michael Bloomberg's close call last night. And...
I certainly find something satisfying about seeing a billionaire dump $100 million into a race and wind up with an embarassment-tainted ...
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Bloomberg, Barely
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Democrat Civil War: 'Maybe Anthony Weiner Should Have Manned-up and Run Against Michael Bloomberg'
JammieWearingFool —
... President Obama - instead of delivering a squishy, nonendorsement-endorsement of Thompson, after his press secretary couldn't even come up with Thompson's name - had stumped for the man? "There are a number of people around Bill who felt that he was let down and that, yes, it could have helped if President Obama had campaigned with him ," one senior Thompson adviser said last night. "But that's not who Bill Thompson is. He has not been bitter." It gets better. Democrat Congressman Anthony Weiner whined about lack of support from the White House. “Maybe one of those Corzine ...
White House official slams Democratic Cong. Anthony Weiner, saying he should have "manned-up" in NY Mayor's race. Just sexist or homophobic too?
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... the White House saying that Barbara Boxer or Barney Frank need to "man up" - not gonna happen.) Mayor Bloomberg won yesterday, but not by much. The President of the United States, who is also the leader of the Democratic Party, didn't really help the Democratic candidate for mayor in New York, Bill Thompson. When Rep. Anthony Weiner pointed that out, someone at the White House shot back with a very nasty, and rather homophobic, attack on the Congressman from New York. From Ben Smith at Politico: Bloomberg’s meager five-point win left Democrats pondering ...
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