MAIG has lost a bunch of supporters after NRA did a members mailing to their constituents. Mayor Mike isn’t about to let that challenge go unanswered. He’s going to spread some money around. From last nights mayoral debate with challenger Bill Thompson:
“… Thompson had his moments, too. He may have been at his best, and most ardent, when the candidates were asked about … Mr. Bloomberg’s making, through his accountant, a $26,000 campaign contribution to Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark about a month after Mr. Booker endorsed Mr. Bloomberg. Mr. Bloomberg defended the contribution, saying he was proud to support mayors who shared his stances on gun control and education. But Mr. Thompson said the contribution reflected a pattern in which Mr. Bloomberg used his money to woo supporters from mayors to community groups and muzzle potential critics. “This is just a continuation of the worst kind of politics — this pay-to-endorse politics that Mike Bloomberg is engaged in,” Mr. Thompson said …”
Bloomberg did the same thing a few months back with Jerry Jennings.
No surprises here. The problems are systemic.
Bloomberg wants mayors, Bloomberg buys mayors.