July 20, 2009
Was he ever a friend?
The 2001 and 2005 Bloomberg campaign quashed efforts by Republican officials to field citywide candidates to run with the mayor, leaving the GOP lines for comptroller and public advocate empty. (Under Rudy Giuliani, the GOP ran a full slate.)But since he left the Republican Party, Bloomberg has lost that kind of leverage. As a concession to GOP leaders, his team was forced to let Zablocki and Mendola run.
Wow, King Bloomberg, thank you so much for letting our candidates run. It's almost like a democracy or something!
Of course, he's offering them zero help despite accepting their help to get on the Republican line on the ballot.
Hat-tip Daniel P.
Posted by Karol at July 20, 2009 12:08 PM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags: Mike+Bloomberg
I blame Sarah Palin !
I can see Ace's point about the perfect being the enemy of the good, but really, there's no point in allowing someone like Bloomberg to be a Republican or have any influence on who runs for what.
Posted by: Eric at July 20, 2009 06:04 PMBelieve me, as a NY Republican I never let the perfect become the enemy of the good. It's why I don't hate liberal Republicans, they exist for very specific reasons, to win in places like NYC and give us small victories with tax cuts and competency. But I fail to see what Bloomberg gives us anymore except problems.
Posted by: Karol at July 20, 2009 06:13 PMUber-RINO Bloomberg now has competition in his quest to unconstitutionally (city constitution) seize power for a third term in NYC!
Finally, some transparency in government! :+:
He is a fan of Ayn Rand, so he already has one advantage over Herr Bloomberg.
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