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Title: MA-Sen: Bloomberg endorses Brown, will hold Oct. fundraiser
Post by: RogueBeaver on July 26, 2012, 05:34:28 PM
Not an endorsement I'd be eager to pocket.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/nyregion/bloomberg-gives-support-to-senator-scott-brown.html?ref=politics&gwh=7BEDF6BAFBB66F646F1AFC9C8D31B7D4


Title: Re: MA-Sen: Bloomberg endorses Brown, will hold Oct. fundraiser
Post by: MorningInAmerica on July 26, 2012, 05:48:21 PM
Agreed for anywhere but Massachusetts. Bloomberg has become synonymous with big-government nanny-statism. Though in a state like Massachusetts, that could win him votes.


Title: Re: MA-Sen: Bloomberg endorses Brown, will hold Oct. fundraiser
Post by: Small Business Owner of Any Repute on July 26, 2012, 07:21:39 PM
Net positive for Brown, of course -- it meshes well with his public image.

It'd be bigger for Brown to get Mayor Menino's endorsement, though...  ;)


Title: Re: MA-Sen: Bloomberg endorses Brown, will hold Oct. fundraiser
Post by: World politics is up Schmitt creek on July 26, 2012, 07:29:26 PM
Agreed for anywhere but Massachusetts. Bloomberg has become synonymous with big-government nanny-statism. Though in a state like Massachusetts, that could win him votes.

That's not really the case. In Massachusetts, Bloomberg is a symbol of New York.

Granted, an endorsement of this kind is not the sort of thing that'll hurt Brown either.


Title: Re: MA-Sen: Bloomberg endorses Brown, will hold Oct. fundraiser
Post by: Small Business Owner of Any Repute on July 26, 2012, 08:01:53 PM
The fundraiser is really the most important part of this story. Bloomberg's presence means it'll draw anyone with NYC business connections out of the woodwork to give to Brown. $5,000 is a small price to pay to be able to talk to the mayor about a $2 billion project, after all.