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An Anchor for Obama-Bloomberg
Bonnie Behrend, who formerly worked as an anchor for Bloomberg and CNBC, then allegedly blamed Bob Wright for her prolonged unemployment, loves the idea of an Obama-Bloomberg ticket, according to this...
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Bloomberg's Pollster Aided Senate Republicans Too
Michael Bloomberg drew some fire last week for donating $500,000 to state Senate Republicans just as Eliot Spitzer is trying to help Democrats take over the Senate. A minor-but-interesting side-detail...
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Beltway to New York: Forget V.P. Bloomberg
Doug Schoen, who worked on Michael Bloomberg’s mayoral campaigns, is still making the case for him to be the running mate on someone’s ticket. But yesterday on Chris Matthews’ Hardball, some reporters...
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Thompson’s ’09 Organizer: Andrew Grossman
Andrew Grossman, a top-tier Democratic operative who founded an anti-Wal-Mart group is on board with Bill Thompson’s 2009 campaign. (Thompson is widely expected to run for mayor). Grossman was...
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A Tsunami of Cliche
Before the first vote is counted, plenty of bad advice for Barack Obama is arriving in a wave of clichéd punditry that, should he actually win, will only grow from now through Inauguration Day and...
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At Koch’s Birthday, Bloomberg’s Backers ‘Stand Ready to Canvass Again, in...
Last night, Michael Bloomberg hosted former mayor Ed Koch’s 84th birthday party at Gracie Mansion, where the focus quickly turned to the current mayor’s second re-election campaign. Many former Koch...
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Former Bloomberg Pollster Schoen Says He’ll Write Another Book
On Sunday, pollster Doug Schoen spoke at the Independence Party’s national conference in Manhattan, where he said he’s working on a new book about governing with a growing number of independent...
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Michael Bloomberg and the Universal Retainer
At the mayor’s state of the city speech earlier this month, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz referred to Michael Bloomberg’s reelection campaign as a “job creation program.” For New York’s...
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Is Ford Polling? ‘No Comment’
A reader contacted to me to say they knew–knew!–potential Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. was in the field conducting a poll. It’s not unreasonable, since he’s considering running against Senator...
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Doug Schoen: 'A Clear Majority Want Wal-Mart'
If you ask Doug Schoen, today’s Quinnpiac poll confirms what he’s been saying all along: New York City residents want Wal-Mart. “A clear majority want Wal-Mart and a very large percentage will shop at...
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Wal-Mart’s Latest Acquisition: Phil Singer
Here’s more about Wal-Mart’s newest addition, Phil Singer. Singer’s name popped up in Claire Atkinson’s story today, noting he runs “a corporate consulting firm, which has worked with prominent...
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Sunday Reading: Bloomberg Offers Advice, Trump Defends His Votes
Mayor Bloomberg speaks at Kips Bay Showhouse President’s Dinner. April 21, 2011 (Photo Credit: Kristen Artz) Taxes: Don’t raise them on the rich; “deficits matter” says Bloomberg. [FoxNews.com] Taxes:...
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Sunday Reading: Bloomberg Offers Advice, Trump Defends His Votes
Mayor Bloomberg speaks at Kips Bay Showhouse President’s Dinner. April 21, 2011 (Photo Credit: Kristen Artz) Taxes: Don’t raise them on the rich; “deficits matter” says Bloomberg. [FoxNews.com] Taxes:...
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Michele Bachmann Is Not a Fan of Occupy Wall Street
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann criticized Occupy Wall Street as “tremendously counterproductive,” potentially violent and unsanitary during her appearance in San Francisco today. Ms. Bachmann...
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Mayor Bloomberg Closes His Personal Campaign Committee
Mayor Bloomberg (Getty) Mayor Michael Bloomberg shut down his personal campaign committee last October 17, the same day The Politicker published a story about how he used the committee to finance a...
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To Do This Week: Celebrating the New York City Ballet and The Kentucky Derby
This week, eye spring fashion trends at the New York City Ballet gala, enjoy Southern-style bar bites at Derby Day, and more.
View ArticleBloomberg: ‘If I Was Going to Run, I’d Know Exactly Who to Go To’
Here’s Michael Bloomberg dismissing a story published today that says his aides are reaching out to his former campaign consultants and asking them not to get locked in with other presidential...
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Bloomberg Pollster Schoen’s New Book: ‘Declaring Independence’
Doug Schoen, a noted pollster Michael Bloomberg has relied on for two mayoral elections, and who may be called upon again should Bloomberg enter the presidential race, is coming out with a new book...
View ArticleBloomberg Not Discussing the Two-Party System
I got scooped on posting my own video of Michael Bloomberg (yet again) blowing off steam over another 2008 question. At a press conference this morning, I asked Bloomberg about the upcoming book from...
View ArticleBloomberg Conducting National Polls
Michael Bloomberg is conducting polls in all 50 states, the most concrete sign of his interest in running for president, reports the AP. "They want a hard-headed sense of their chances,” said Doug...
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