Douglas Muzzio
Douglas Muzzio
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Voters understand that turning a bureaucracy like that around is like turning around a battleship,
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Bloomberg made a lot of amateur mistakes early on and his personality is not great and sometimes he can't help himself, ... But he's a smart guy and he's matured.
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Total anonymity is not in the mayor's best interest, and so you have this game of the known anonymous giver. But who can blame him: He's giving $100 million, so he wants a little credit, but he doesn't want to be seen as trumpeting his giving.
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There's got to be a little bit of redemption there. He knows he screwed up.
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There's no such thing as overkill. It's the law of the street. You put the other guy down and you kick him until he can't get up. Why take a chance? There are plenty of guys who have been 20 points up and have blown it.
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There is some truth to 'You've come a long way, baby, ... They're fighting it out on the premier media stage in the world.
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Weld is an established guy and he's got credentials. He's got what boxers call a puncher's chance in this.
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Ex-presidents need to hang around with one another. Who are their peers? Nobody's experienced what they've experienced.
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It's the political question of the year: what happened to Gifford? There are two major surprises in this election. One is how poorly Gifford ultimately did, and the other one is really how well Anthony did.
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It sounds as if they're ready and raring to go. It's going to happen unless the firestorm beforehand burns them enough that they don't go through with it.
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It seems that they would prefer to run against Freddy.
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This is really a comedy of errors and missteps for the candidate, the party, the consultants, everybody. Everybody wants an opponent like these guys.
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His withdrawal from the race was totally typical of the campaign. He was outside the box. Nobody expected this.
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There is a perception that he's trying to take advantage - and he is. But this is not a social tea, this is hardball politics, this is a bare-knuckle brawl in the real world. You do what you have to within the bounds of the law.