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Mayor Michael Bloomberg may be a Republican, but he's campaigning heavily in Democratic rich areas, and he's finding it's not so hostile territory.

The Republican incumbent didn't spend Friday on Staten Island or other Republican rich areas like Middle Village, Queens - he went straight into Democratic territory. In order to win, he'll need them to cross party lines come Tuesday.

At subway stops, he pressed the flesh in Crown Heights and Park Slope with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Then he appeared at a senior center in Bushwick with his Latino supporters, salsa star Willie Colon and City Councilwoman Margarita Lopez.

Mayor Spends Final Days Of Campaign Courting Democratic Voters

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg may be a Republican, but he’s campaigning heavily in Democratic rich areas, and he’s finding it’s not so hostile territory.

The Republican incumbent didn’t spend Friday on Staten Island or other Republican rich areas like Middle Village, Queens – he went straight into Democratic territory. In order to win, he’ll need them to cross party lines come Tuesday.

At subway stops, he pressed the flesh in Crown Heights and Park Slope with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Then he appeared at a senior center in Bushwick with his Latino supporters, salsa star Willie Colon and City Councilwoman Margarita Lopez.

Polls show the mayor is doing well with all ethnicities, but Democrat Fernando Ferrer has an edge among Latinos. Still, Bloomberg supporters say while Ferrer is trying to make history and become the city’s first Latino mayor, Hispanics are going to vote for who is best for the job.

“I don’t want to talk bad about Freddy, but I don’t think it’s going to happen this time,” said Colon.

While the mayor continues his push to get out the vote, one Ferrer supporter says the race was unfair from the start.

“I think, quite frankly, the money has always been a factor here, and when you have a campaign in [Ferrer’s] regard that’s raised about $8 million compared to what the mayor has been able to spend in his own right, I don’t think there is any comparison. I think that’s what’s coming through as well,” said Bronx/Queens Rep. Joseph Crowley.

Bloomberg continues to dole out his money, spending more than $66 million already, but the grand total will be far more than that. And he has also released two more ads featuring Democrats in the final days of the campaign.

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9 Comments

  • chfb

    whats the big dael ?who cares who will become mayer what will make a diffreants to me?

  • Anonymous

    chfb:

    What is your problem? Am I not a person? Am I not allowed to write what I think?

    What I meant about the taxes is that Bloomberg decides how much we will pay, as in how much taxes we will pay. What are you oblivious to EVERYTHING about this city?

    If all you have to say is negative towards the site and our city, we have enough of that, please back off.

    Mike 2005:

    This site has no political affiliation.

  • Shmuli

    how about looking at the positive side: how much funding will come to our community and much easier it will be to get around town with fewer double parked cars.

  • mike bloomberg

    since your complaining about my parking tickets i take it thats your main issue of this campaign and now i’ll lose your vote.

    well no problem but the fbi will be starting an investigation into crownheights.info immediatly and i will become your biggest competitions biggest sponser. (thats how i got all my other edorsments!)

    hey chfb, you sound kinda naive hey? and if you mess with webby you might not get your comments published…

    please note: this comment was an attempt at humor, i support mike *05

  • sr41

    from all people I’m not worried that bloomberg will rip us off, he seems to be happy with his own money.