The Quest to Stop the Pantsuit: NYC mayoral election 2013

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Just saw Bill on ny1. He will not be seeking Weiner's endorsement.

BREAKING

Thompson withdrawing today. Our elections are over when the Tisches say they are over.

btw de Blasio, in his primary night speech, called Cynthia Nixon "one of the architects of this campaign"! Which is funny since Robert Altman gave CN her start in politics.

http://img2-2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080902/Tanner-88-Nixon_l.jpg

de Blasio, in his primary night speech, called Cynthia Nixon "one of the architects of this campaign"!

I missed that line but in the shots of the primary night party crowd my wife recognized Cynthia Nixon's partner (wife? not sure) as being right in the front row of supporters behind the podium

Sandinista! (of course Bill & Hil were once McGoverniks)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/nyregion/a-mayoral-hopeful-now-de-blasio-was-once-a-young-leftist.html

so who else read the VV cover expose on de Blasio FIXING PARKING TICKETS for his CC constituents?

the horror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO6waZDHBqA

http://politicker.com/2013/10/joe-lhota-releases-scariest-ad-yet/

god these guys are awful

if u listen to em, sure.

still it's quite possible I'll vote minor-party for mayor now, have to look who's on.

def a good election for that

i only skimmed the Times today, what was awful about BDB?

as a motorist he believes the 'jury's out' about pedestrian plazas

np, last thing i wanna do is sit down on West 39th Street.

won't have to sit down in park slope either, bdb and chuck need those extra lanes

My office overlooks this "transition center" George Soros is building, will try to check out what can be done on Wednesday:

http://www.wnyc.org/story/billionaire-financier-soros-backs-mayoral-transition-project/

I gen find the Working Families Party to be a meaningless dodge for liberals who think they're 'sending a message' to mediocre-and-worse Dem candidates, but can someone explain who those 3 judge candidates were running against the unified Dem-Rep field?

morbs did you really not vote for BDB

lol at this pic btw

http://gothamist.com/attachments/nyc_rebeccaf/110513_bloombergbill.jpg

I was completely on the fence til the last minute, but yes I voted Green for mayor, w/ about 4000 others. (iatee?) BdB got my vote in the real election in Sept. (and I voted for Tish James and Ken Thompson both times, that's enough Dems)

not a bad John Liu post-election interview, basically a rundown of city challenges:

http://gothamist.com/2013/10/23/john_liu_feature.php

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/12/bill_bratton_de_blasio_nypd_commisioner.php

actually seems promising...

Dude has a soca song? Did anybody ever write a soca about Bloomy? Hmmm?

http://m.animalnewyork.com/2013/bill-de-blasios-soca-anthem-incredible/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-defies-national-trends-23-cut-traffic-deaths-3-years-article-1.2980888

pretty big accomplishment

too bad about the pedestrians

and the cyclists

14 -> 18 is not a big deal. 299 -> 230 is

p4reene w/ some tips, links, laments

http://splinternews.com/a-guide-to-new-york-citys-municipal-primary-elections-f-1803740414

went with Swern over Fliedner for Brooklyn DA