{"id":9158,"date":"2013-10-07T09:47:03","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T13:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9158"},"modified":"2013-10-07T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T13:47:03","slug":"bloomberg-backs-booker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9158","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg backs Booker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayor Mike<\/a> is spending big<\/a> to help Corey Booker<\/a> win a special election in New Jersey:<\/p>\n

“… As his allies move to shore up what was supposed to be a painless path to Congress<\/a>, the biggest and wealthiest of them, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, will start spending more than $1 million on Monday to broadcast television commercials on Mr. Booker\u2019s behalf, a vast sum to pour into a single candidacy …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s more than the $350,000 he put into the Colorado recall<\/a>, but the NYC media market is also much more expensive.<\/p>\n

Despite Booker’s involvement with MAIG<\/a> and NRA’s endorsement<\/a> of opponent Steve Lonegan<\/a>, the ads don’t focus on guns<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… The advertisement focuses on Booker\u2019s primary message: that he is a pragmatic leaders who can get things done. \u201cAs mayor, he brought together Republicans, the private sector and community leaders,\u201d says the spot, which describes Booker as \u201ca leader to put progress ahead of partisanship …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n