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Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg's re-election campaign released its spending so far, which totals $2,920,977. While a big number, the Daily News and NY Times all point out that, by this time in 2005, Bloomberg's campaign spent $5 million. (He ultimately sank $84.5 million in 2005.) More details of the breakdown at the Times and News, which also quotes Baruch College's Doug Muzzio, "This isn't even pocket change. These are the pennies that fall through the holes in his pocket - nothing." Bloomberg campaign communications director Howard Wolfson (his firm is paid $40,000/month) said, "We agree with Bill Thompson— this isn’t about money. The race will come down to which candidate has the best record and vision to lead the city at this difficult time." Of course, Thompson, who is running for mayor, also said, "In the end, people will beat money... I believe I'm going to be the next mayor of the city of New York."
Bloomberg Spends Big Bucks on 2009 Campaign So Far
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I know Bloomturd aint gettin my vote.
Unless one of his opponents convinces me he's going to do something different/better, Bloomturd still has my vote.
Well... at least Gothamist gets some loot out of the deal. :)
Bloomberg should spend every nickel he has for this, after all, he broke it so now he needs to buy it.
Why is he allowed to essentially BUY another election?! Time to put a stop to the Bloomberg Empire once and for all. There are a few people in this city who can expose and stop Bloomberg, so let's see what happens. And vote for Reverend Billy if you care about our dying NYC!
I love Reverend Billy. He should be the chief *something* officer of New York. Mayor? I don't know. It's a tough, nuts and bolts position and you have to be a brilliant manager and a bit of a hardass to do it.
But we need both. Too little Guiliani/Bloomie and we'll be back in the 70s. Too much and Manhattan is going to be one giant strip mall. We should create a cabinet position... Reverend Billy for Chief Un-commercializing Officer of NYC!
Unfortunately for Thompson (and NYC) the opposite is true. Money always beats people. New Yorkers don't bother to vote in local elections so Bloomberg only needs to pay off a small fraction of the voters to win. in the last election the ratio was $100 per vote. This time, I expect it to be more, as even less people will bother to vote.
Welcome to the U.S. of A, a land where anything can be bought.