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Michael Bloomberg?

 
 
Fist Fun
07:25 / 04.01.02
Anybody got any views on the new Mayor of New York? Is it a case of money buying power (plutocracy?), or is there more to it?
 
 
Ierne
19:18 / 04.01.02
Didn't want this one to disappear...

I think it's a "wait and see" situation with him. The Democrats made it very easy for him to win by tearing each other apart via the race card, and 9/11 was the same date as the NYC mayoral primary, so it kept getting bumped foward which confused people.
 
 
Not Here Still
12:57 / 05.01.02
Didn't Bloomberg switch sides to get elected? Sounds like lust for power to me...

[edited to add: Well, you know, this internet stuff works well, doesn't it? Not just a telly with a computer attached and all that...


The political novice ran as a Republican, despite being a long-time Democratic supporter.

I'm sorry to say that, while this may well be a case of 'wait and see' I do not trust people who switch sides and then buy their way into public office. $41 million is a lot of money to spend from your own pocket.

Bollocks to him, but I hope he does well for the people of New York...

[ 05-01-2002: Message edited by: Not Me Again ]