MSNBC.com: Politics (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's narrower-than-expected reelection campaign cost the billionaire some $102 million, or about $183 per vote, The New York Times reported. Michael Bloomberg - New York City - New York Times - United States - Society and Culture
MSNBC.com: U.S. Life (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's narrower-than-expected reelection campaign cost the billionaire some $102 million, or about $183 per vote, The New York Times reported.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's narrower-than-expected reelection campaign cost the billionaire some $102 million, or about $183 per vote, The New York Times reported.
Top Stories from Newser (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent a whopping $102 million—$174 per vote—to narrowly win a third term in office this month, according to figures released last night. The billionaire broke his own record for the most expensive self-financed campaign in American history, the New York Times reports.
MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's narrower-than-expected reelection campaign cost the billionaire some $102 million, or about $183 per vote, The New York Times reported.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent at least $102 million to narrowly win a third term, breaking his previous records for most expensive self-financed political bid in U.S. history, according to a report released Friday by his campaign. Bloomberg has a fortune estimated by Forbes magazine at $17.5 billion.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's narrower-than-expected reelection campaign cost the billionaire some $102 million, or about $183 per vote, The New York Times reported on Friday evening, making him the top-spending self-financed politician in U.S. history.
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg "spent at least $102 million to narrowly win a third term, breaking his previous records for the most expensive self-financed political bid in U.S. history," the AP reports.
The Silent Majority (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
... that is wrong with our political system. Money and cronyism have replaced the will of the voter. Bloomberg is willing to do anything at all to retain power including changing parties on a whim; spending millions of dollars to buy votes and changing the rules of the game to suit his needs. I do not expect the liberal bastion of New York to take note, steeped in progressivism as they are,...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
This is just the kind of news that doesn’t bode well for the state of democracy in America: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shelled out $102 million of his own money in his recent successful (albeit close) run for re-election. That shakes out to about $183 per vote, and the final tally may still rise. —KA The New York Times’ “City Room”: Mr. Bloomberg,...
American Pundit (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who regularly presents himself as a man of the people, spent $102 million of his own multi-billion dollar fortune to narrowly win re-election on November 3rd. He didn’t take donations and was permitted by law to spend as much as he saw fit. Bloomberg, whose fortune is estimated to be [...]
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent at least $102 million to narrowly win a third term, breaking his previous records for the most expensive self-financed political bid in U.S. history, according to a report released Friday by his campaign.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent at least $102 million to narrowly win a third term, breaking his previous records for the most expensive self-financed political bid in U.S. history, according to a report released Friday by his campaign. The report shows $18.6 million was spent from Oct. 20 through Thursday, including millions on last-minute television advertising. Bloomberg,...
PREA Prez (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
On Tuesday it is expected that President Obama will dramatically escalate the war in Afghanistan by sending 30,000 more troops “to finish the job” most Americans don’t believe can be finished. Yesterday, NY’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, standing alonside Obama’s Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, dramatically escalated the war on teacher unions. Ignoring the...
NRA-ILA Site Updates (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
In another transparent attempt to undercut the Second Amendment fresh on the heels of his hidden-camera attack on gun shows, Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, has alleged that the multiple murders that took place on Ft. Hood recently could have been prevented by changes in federal gun laws.
