{"id":382,"date":"2009-11-04T12:29:09","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T17:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2009-11-04T12:29:09","modified_gmt":"2009-11-04T17:29:09","slug":"election-aftermath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=382","title":{"rendered":"Election aftermath"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayor Bloomberg<\/a> won re-election. \u00a0Gee, what a surprise. \u00a0And he only had to spend $100,000,000<\/strong> plus of his own money to do it too. \u00a0In spite of this, all he was able to get was\u00a050.61% of the vote<\/a>. \u00a0Still, a win is a win and we’re going to have to put up with him for 4 more years. \u00a0The Times thinks<\/a> this slim victory will diminish his political clout. \u00a0I like this quote:<\/p>\n

… \u201cI campaigned for Bloomberg eight years ago,\u201d said David Gibson, 60, a computer worker. \u201cBut he changed because of a strange personality shift that took place. He went from being loveable, likeable and amiable to a guy who comes out very defensive and intolerant.\u201d …<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think he’s always been that way. \u00a0It’s just become that much more apparent to people who don’t usually pay that close attention to politics. \u00a0As to his antigun agenda, I don’t see how he comes out in a stronger political position because of this. \u00a0I also don’t see him stopping one bit either.<\/p>\n

Elseware, the only MAIG<\/a> member we specifically targeted was Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan as being the most vulnerable. \u00a0He is barely leading his two opponents<\/a> by 61 votes with 39.86% of the vote to GOP challenger Rich David’s 39.25% and independent candidate Doug Drazen’s 20.88%. \u00a0The absentee ballots will be looked at and a final vote count will be available on the 12th. \u00a0Even if he does end up winning, he had to spend tens of thousands of his own money to do it.<\/p>\n