Freddy Gets Bubba Love But Not As Much As Others

Fernando Ferrer got the help of former President Bill Clinton with some campaigning in the Bronx, but the event did not go off without a hitch. Clinton's team "dismantled" sound equipment, seemingly to the dismay of some "low level" Ferrer supporters, and the NY Times takes the opportunity to see that the Clinton helping Ferrer in a limited capactiy, sort of going through the motions while not pulling out all the stops. Why? Because associating themselves with a losing candidate might be embarrassing for Hillary, and Bloomberg is actually liked by many Democrats. While Ferrer benefits from whatever the Clintons do for him (Hillary is hosting a fundraiser for him tonight), Gothamist wonders if the Ferrer campaign can handle full-on Clinton, as, per the NY Times article, the Clinton's starpower "overshadowed him at times, and their smoothness has left him looking like a B-list candidate." But the article does assert that the Clintons like Ferrer personally - maybe he'll get an appointment if Hillary gets elected to higher office!

The actual stumping was held in Charlotte Gardens, which Clinton credited Ferrer will reviving; Bloomberg's campaign said that the revival was really started by the Koch administration. Ferrer's campaign took aim at the Mayor's visit to a Red Hook school, and claimed he was campaigning there, mirroring the Bloomberg camp's complaint that Ferrer was campaigning when he visited a high school.