NYC 2009 Mayoral Race OFFICIAL RESULTS THREAD: INTERESTING NEWS TO REPORT

[Lunar]

True, you have to assume it takes a reasonable amount of managerial competence to get a hold of 16 billion dollars of personal wealth in the first place.  Even if he stole it, he'd have to be a pretty good thief.

[Eraserhead]

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), who mulled a race against Bloomberg, noted Obama’s multiple trips on behalf of Corzine and wondered if they could have been better spent in New York.

To this, a White House official shot back: “Maybe Anthony Weiner should have manned-up and run against Michael Bloomberg.”

But Weiner also said the failure wasn’t just Obama’s, but rather represented an indictment of a wider Democratic establishment that could have helped turn an apparently winnable race.

“The sad truth is that we had no effective state party help,” he said. “It’s worth remembering that four years ago, [Democratic strategist and Bloomberg adviser] Howard Wolfson was on the party payroll to help out. This year, they were invisible.”

Bastards.
By doing nothing they have made it easier for New York City to undergo four more years of King Bloomberg.

Please,  I hate Bloomberg as a person but he is a decent administrator. This city sucked under the rule of un-skilled people like Thompson.  In bad economic times I do not want a failed bureaucrat running the city.

A failed bureaucrat running the city would be better for the arts.

[patrick1]

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), who mulled a race against Bloomberg, noted Obama’s multiple trips on behalf of Corzine and wondered if they could have been better spent in New York.

To this, a White House official shot back: “Maybe Anthony Weiner should have manned-up and run against Michael Bloomberg.”

But Weiner also said the failure wasn’t just Obama’s, but rather represented an indictment of a wider Democratic establishment that could have helped turn an apparently winnable race.

“The sad truth is that we had no effective state party help,” he said. “It’s worth remembering that four years ago, [Democratic strategist and Bloomberg adviser] Howard Wolfson was on the party payroll to help out. This year, they were invisible.”

Bastards.
By doing nothing they have made it easier for New York City to undergo four more years of King Bloomberg.

Please,  I hate Bloomberg as a person but he is a decent administrator. This city sucked under the rule of un-skilled people like Thompson.  In bad economic times I do not want a failed bureaucrat running the city.

A failed bureaucrat running the city would be better for the arts.

Funny. Of course it would be. I'd gladly get mugged so I can see a crucifix floating in a vat of piss or one made out of elephant $hit

[paul718]

I voted for Bloomberg.

**ducks**

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Thompson seems to have polled a plurality on the Democratic line. For those interested in such things.

[Franzl]

I voted for Bloomberg.

**ducks**

Welcome to the club. I would have if I lived in NYC too.

[Sam Spade]

Thompson seems to have polled a plurality on the Democratic line. For those interested in such things.

Guess that means the ordering of the lines is going to stay the same.

[Alexander Hamilton]

I voted for Bloomberg.

**ducks**

I would have if I lived in NYC too.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Results at block level...

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/04/nyregion/mayor-vote.html?th&emc=th

[Sam Spade]

Results at block level...

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/04/nyregion/mayor-vote.html?th&emc=th

Muy excellante

[Sam Spade]

Btw, if you want to have some fun - the NYC has ED maps here down to the block

My ED went from 71-23 Bloomberg (2009) to 60-33 Bloomberg (2009).

It voted 87-12 Obama in 2008 and a couple of percent less for Kerry in 2004.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The last part of the very basic AD analysis...

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[Progressive]

I don't get the " (n%) Bloomberg (#), Thompson (#)" thing. Can someone explain it to me.

P.S.
Would Weiner have beaten Bloomberg?
Who will be the 2013 GOP and Dem nominees?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I don't get the " (n%) Bloomberg (#), Thompson (#)" thing. Can someone explain it to me.

The percentage is a census variable (say over 29% Italian). The Bloomberg and Thompson numbers are the number of Assembly districts that fit the census variable that were won by each candidate.

[Lincoln Republican]

Bloomberg bought the Mayoralty.

If he didn't have unlimited resources behind him, I doubt he would have won again.

Amusing that a Mitt Romney fan would complain about a different candidate spending money from his own fortune.

For anyone to coerce city council into changing the law to allow him to run again and then spend $100,000,000 on his campaign shows unbridled vanity.