Rachel Maddow Just Announced

[abluelady]

Bloomberg won the mayoral election in NYC. She said he spent over 100 million dollars! Did I hear that correctly? How many doctor visits would that pay for?!?

[polichick]

1. You heard it right! nt

[Justitia]

2. I heard that too - $100 MILLION???? That is obscene! -eom

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. "Won?" Bought, more like it.

[AspenRose]

4. Wow. He could give me one million and he'd still have 99.

That's mind boggling when you REALLY think about it....

[Hawkeye-X]

5. Like I said, he bought the election

He needs to quit tomorrow and declare a new election without HIM.

It's all about his fucking ego.

Hawkeye-X

[TheKentuckian]

6. Damn for a Mayors race?!? Even in New York that has to be insane

[brettdale]

7. How can they call it with only 6% of the votes in???

How can they call it with only 6% of the votes in???

[countmyvote4real]

8. The direct mail spending was unseemly.

It seems like we got a huge postcard or self-mailer every week.

Money. Money. Money.

[Libertas1776]

9. Of course

the rich and powerful and moneyed interests secured a win for their savior, King Bloomie and the common man gets the final nail on their coffin.

[Orrex]

10. I heard that there was going to be a runoff, but the challenger suddenly dropped out

By his own choice and free of duress, of course.

And then world leaders raced to declare Bloomberg's victory legitimate.

[G_j]

11. as a former New Yorker, that settles it!

a jinx on the Yankees!

[abluelady]

13. No, No, No

I heard that whenever the Yankees are in the World Series, they win if there is a Dem as President!

[G_j]

16. -

dupe.

[G_j]

17. OK

sorry, then I'll take that back.. I am just pissed at my fellow NYers for the mayoral,
but I'll stay neutral...

[sabrina 1]

12. What party does he belong to now?

He's been a Democrat, a Republican and an Independent. It's hard to keep track of what party he belongs to.

'The Best Democracy Money Can Buy' ~ what a joke our so-called Democracy has become. It all comes down to who can afford to buy an 'elected' office. And the people just cannot compete anymore.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

14. And he's worth $16 billion.

The richest person in NYC and the eighth-richest American.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg

[Justitia]

15. HA HA HA - Not so fast! Bloomberg is sweating 100 Million bullets right now!