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Weiner Ahead In 2013 (!) Fundraising
The Wall Street Journal ran a story today about the cash on hand for various mayoral contendors. Weiner has $3.9 million in campaign cash, and Quinn also healthy with $2.7 million war chest. “Five officials contemplating mayoral bids in 2013 have provided The Wall Street Journal with details of their disclosures:” Quinn, Weiner, Stringer, Thompson, and Liu. Bill de Blasio declined to particpate.
Stringer is the only mayoral contendor who raised much money in the past six months:… Read More
Ballot Shenanigans
Councilman Bill de Blasio is back on the ballot for NYC Public Advocate. He’s “back” because the Board of Elections tried to kick him off late last week, for a typographical error:
New York City’s election laws are notoriously unfair, and few events make that point as well as what happened on Thursday to City Councilman Bill de Blasio. Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat from Brooklyn, has been running for the job of public advocate for New York City.




