Spitzer and Weiner Lead in New Poll Because Scandal Brought Name Recognition

[Phillip V]

Well it is no guarantee yet that De Blasio will be the Democratic mayoral candidate, let alone elected mayor. He needs 40% tonight to avoid a runoff. And in a runoff, it is not yet clear whether his challenger will be Thompson or Quinn.

True. That said if he is the Dem nominee, would he really lose to John "Cats" or Lhota? I mean who gets excited about Lhota? I think MTA and immediately think DEMON SPAWN.

A quick look through Lhota's Wikipedia page showed nothing crazy; just a professionally successful middle-aged neutral-looking white guy.

[DGuller]

Well it is no guarantee yet that De Blasio will be the Democratic mayoral candidate, let alone elected mayor. He needs 40% tonight to avoid a runoff. And in a runoff, it is not yet clear whether his challenger will be Thompson or Quinn.

True. That said if he is the Dem nominee, would he really lose to John "Cats" or Lhota? I mean who gets excited about Lhota? I think MTA and immediately think DEMON SPAWN.

A quick look through his Wikipedia page showed nothing crazy; just a professionally successful middle-aged neutral-looking white guy.

From what I've read, his economic policies are populism at its worst.  None of the candidates are promising, but De Blasio seems like the worst of the lot. 

[garbon]

Well it is no guarantee yet that De Blasio will be the Democratic mayoral candidate, let alone elected mayor. He needs 40% tonight to avoid a runoff. And in a runoff, it is not yet clear whether his challenger will be Thompson or Quinn.

True. That said if he is the Dem nominee, would he really lose to John "Cats" or Lhota? I mean who gets excited about Lhota? I think MTA and immediately think DEMON SPAWN.

A quick look through his Wikipedia page showed nothing crazy; just a professionally successful middle-aged neutral-looking white guy.

From what I've read, his economic policies are populism at its worst.  None of the candidates are promising, but De Blasio seems like the worst of the lot. 

I mean I think he will end up a lot like Obama with little to none of what he's been saying getting done. He might make the right noises but the machinery in the city will end up blocking it.

[Phillip V]

Well it is no guarantee yet that De Blasio will be the Democratic mayoral candidate, let alone elected mayor. He needs 40% tonight to avoid a runoff. And in a runoff, it is not yet clear whether his challenger will be Thompson or Quinn.

True. That said if he is the Dem nominee, would he really lose to John "Cats" or Lhota? I mean who gets excited about Lhota? I think MTA and immediately think DEMON SPAWN.

A quick look through his Wikipedia page showed nothing crazy; just a professionally successful middle-aged neutral-looking white guy.

From what I've read, his economic policies are populism at its worst.  None of the candidates are promising, but De Blasio seems like the worst of the lot. 

Oops. I was referring to the Republican nominee Lhota.

[garbon]

Well it is no guarantee yet that De Blasio will be the Democratic mayoral candidate, let alone elected mayor. He needs 40% tonight to avoid a runoff. And in a runoff, it is not yet clear whether his challenger will be Thompson or Quinn.

True. That said if he is the Dem nominee, would he really lose to John "Cats" or Lhota? I mean who gets excited about Lhota? I think MTA and immediately think DEMON SPAWN.

A quick look through his Wikipedia page showed nothing crazy; just a professionally successful middle-aged neutral-looking white guy.

From what I've read, his economic policies are populism at its worst.  None of the candidates are promising, but De Blasio seems like the worst of the lot. 

Oops. I was referring to the Republican nominee Lhota.

Oh well yeah, he's Blandy McBland.

[Phillip V]

I wonder if Weiner's campaign implosion cost Spitzer the few percentage points and more that could have gave the ex-governor a victory tonight. Then again, it seemed that Spitzer had only jumped into the comptroller race after he saw Weiner's initial campaign success, so the bonus/malus was part of the gamble.

[garbon]

Ugh, I didn't know that de Blasio's campaign slogan was Tale of Two Cities. Time to get excited about Lhota.

[Caliga]

Ugh, I didn't know that de Blasio's campaign slogan was Tale of Two Cities. Time to get excited about Lhota.

Reminds me of "Two Americas"

[Caliga]

Weiner's former sexting pal tried to crash his concession speech last night.

[Grey Fox]

Weiner's former sexting pal tried to crash his concession speech last night.

It succeeded. He ran off thru a MickyD.

[Caliga]

Did he give his concession speech at McDonald's?

[Valmy]

I think Bloomberg should just go ahead and take the crown away from the Pope during his coronation, and give himself at least 2 more terms.  You know he wants to anyway.

Does the election take place on 18 Brumaire? 

[The Minsky Moment]

I mean, honestly, would New Yorkers really mind?  Sure, the occasional stop-and-frisk-anything-larger-than-16oz aside, I think he's been doing swell.

He's gone bananas Woody Allen style in the third term.  The executive order to wear underwear on the outside is going to be issued any moment.  I thought the third term was a good idea at the time as well but the act has gotten very tired.

[garbon]

I mean, honestly, would New Yorkers really mind?  Sure, the occasional stop-and-frisk-anything-larger-than-16oz aside, I think he's been doing swell.

He's gone bananas Woody Allen style in the third term.  The executive order to wear underwear on the outside is going to be issued any moment.  I thought the third term was a good idea at the time as well but the act has gotten very tired.

[The Minsky Moment]

From what I've read, his economic policies are populism at its worst. 

This is a sign of how far the political center has moved to the right - that any attempt to suggest that the some part of the vast sums of corporate "business development" subsidies be allocated instead to those in need is rank populism.  DeBlasio's platform is the epitome of blandness - the entire thing could be folded into Bill Clinton's 1992 New Democrat platform and no one could tell the difference.  The Tale of Two Cities slogan is awful and horribly corny but it does capture a real truth about the city.  NYC has become a playground for the superrich, and for the affluent without families.  Everyone else must shoehorn themselves into the outer parts of the outer boroughs and endure public education that remains subpar despite years of targeting by Bloomberg.