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Democrat Civil War: 'Maybe Anthony Weiner Should Have Manned-up and Run Against Michael Bloomberg'
JammieWearingFool —
One of the more shocking results last night was how close the New York City mayoral race turned out. Despite outspending Bill Thompson by 10 to 1, Michael Bloomberg barely squeaked out re-election. Well, now Democrats are asking what if Barack Obama had campaigned for the African-American candidate rather than shacking up with the loser Jon Corzine? The most nagging question among Bill Thompson's supporters on Wednesday is this: What if fellow Democrats had actually backed - rather than abandoned - him ? In the end, despite polls showing him trailing by 18 points in the final ...
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Capitol Confidential —
... Hammond writes that the GOP “no longer stands for much of anything – other than prolonging the careers of the few aging politicians it can still elect. (DN)
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg won a third term by a surprisingly narrow margin of five percent. (AP/NYT)
It was a tense night for the Bloomberg campaign. (DN)
With the margin of victory so slim, Democrats wonder, what if they had done more for Thompson? (DN)
Bloomberg ...
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City Room —
... angry over term limits, anguished over the economy and eager for change — sentiments which erupted into public view on Election Day. Meanwhile, the 5 point margin has Democrats are left wondering “what if?” What if the White House had done more to support Mr. Thompson. What if the party infrastructure had gone to work for him? “A lot of Democratic donors who sat on their wallets are kicking themselves tonight,” Rep. Anthony Weiner, who bowed out of the race for mayor early on, tells The Daily News . The New York Post notes that with a 14-to-1 spending advantage, these are ...
