2 blog reactions to http://gothamist.com/2007/12/02/bloomberg_likes_1.php

NYC today, as part of Cooper Union Dialogue Series. And Mayor Bloomberg’s office “took the highly unusual step” of issuing a release letting the media know Bloomberg would be introducing Obama. Aw, that’s what any billionaire mayor would do for his breakfast buddy! Though Bloomberg hasn’t decided on supporting a presidential candidate yet, he did say, when announcing he would not run for president, he’d support a candidate who “takes an independent, nonpartisan approach.

In fact, he’s so independent, Bloomberg has made some substantial donations to the NY State GOP, in spite of not being a (fake) Republican anymore. Anyway, maybe the call was a way for Bloomberg to influence the national debate. Or the call could be construed as a thank you call, as some polls indicate that if Bloomberg ran, he would have siphoned independent votes from Obama (if he got the nomination) in key states. surveys