Vastly outspent by his incumbent opponent, Democrat Bill Thompson did a lot more than simply keep the race close. Despite losing a close mayoral election to Michael Bloomberg, Thompson had everyone thinking about a massive... [read full story]
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ALBANY -- A union leader yesterday said Democratic Bill Thompson could have won Tuesday's surprisingly close mayoral election if Gov. Paterson had backed an aggressive attack on Mayor Bloomberg. Stuart Appelbaum, president of...
BY Frank Lombardi DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Thursday, November 5th 2009, 4:00 AM Polls in the last days of the campaign said Mayor Bloomberg would beat William Thompson by up to 18 percentage points. The mayor won by less than 5....
BY Kenneth R. Bazinet In Washington and Celeste Katz DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Thursday, November 5th 2009, 4:00 AM Coulda, shoulda ... Could Thompson have won with a better strategy? 's brain trust floated a raft of excuses on...
Mayor Bloomberg's narrower-than-expected election win over Comptroller Bill Thompson has left people wondering not only what could have been if Thompson got more support but what might have happened if Rep. Anthony Weiner had...
By Adam Lisberg and Celeste Katz DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 1:05 PM Exit polls Tuesday was Election Day. Did you vote? called himself "humbled" on Twitter Tuesday night - but that must have been...
One of the more shocking results last night was how close the New York City mayoral race turned out. Despite outspending Bill Thompson by 10 to 1, Michael Bloomberg barely squeaked out re-election. Well, now Democrats are...
For a brief while in the Hilton Trianon Ballroom Tuesday night, there was a collective feeling that somehow, the widely held expectations of an entire city might actually be wrong. The Hilton was host to Comptroller Bill...
BY Celeste Katz DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 4:00 AM He might not have won, but the Democratic faithful went wild celebrating William Thompson's squeaker loss last night. "Bill Thompson has confounded...
BY David Saltonstall and Celeste Katz DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 4:00 AM The most nagging question among Bill Thompson's supporters on Wednesday is this: What if fellow Democrats had actually backed...
BY David Saltonstall and Celeste Katz DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 4:00 AM The most nagging question among Bill Thompson's supporters on Wednesday is this: What if fellow Democrats had actually backed...
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