New York City elects first Democratic mayor in two decades - Polidicks

[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/nyregion/de-blasio-is-elected-new-york-city-mayor.html?_r=0[/url] [url]http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Democrat-Bill-de-Blasio-elected-mayor-of-New-York-4955287.php[/url] [QUOTE]Bill de Blasio, who transformed himself from a little-known occupant of an obscure office into the fiery voice of New York’s disillusionment with a new gilded age, was elected the city’s 109th mayor on Tuesday. His landslide victory, stretching from the working-class precincts of central Brooklyn to the suburban streets of southeast Queens, amounted to a forceful rejection of the hard-nosed, business-minded style of governance that reigned at City Hall for the past two decades and a sharp leftward turn for the nation’s largest metropolis. Mr. de Blasio, the city’s public advocate, defeated Joseph J. Lhota, a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, by a margin of about 49 percentage points, with 99 percent of the vote counted. It was the most sweeping victory in a mayor’s race since 1985, when Edward I. Koch won by 68 points, and it gave Mr. de Blasio what he said was an unmistakable mandate to pursue his liberal agenda. “My fellow New Yorkers, today, you spoke out loudly and clearly for a new direction for our city,” Mr. de Blasio, a 52-year-old Democrat, said at a raucous party in Park Slope, Brooklyn, at which his teenage children danced onstage and the candidate greeted the crowd in English, Spanish and even a few words of Italian. “Make no mistake: The people of this city have chosen a progressive path, and tonight we set forth on it, together.” In Manhattan, Mr. Lhota, a 59-year-old Republican, quieted boos from his disappointed supporters as he conceded the race from behind a wooden lectern at a hotel in Murray Hill. “I wish the outcome had been different,” he said. He struck a defiant tone, mocking Mr. de Blasio’s campaign slogan, “a tale of two cities,” by quipping that “despite what you might have heard, we are one city,” and adding, “I do hope the mayor-elect understands this, before it’s too late.” The lopsided outcome represented the triumph of a populist message over a formidable résumé in a campaign that became a referendum on an entire era, starting with Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and ending with the three-term incumbent mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]NEW YORK (AP) — Bill de Blasio was elected New York City's first Democratic mayor in two decades Tuesday, posting a potentially record landslide victory while running on an unabashedly liberal, tax-the-rich platform that contrasted sharply with billionaire Michael Bloomberg's record during 12 years in office. With 51 percent of precincts reporting, De Blasio, the city's public advocate, had 73 percent of the vote compared with 25 percent for Republican Joe Lhota, former chief of the metropolitan area's transit agency. De Blasio, 52, will take office on Jan. 1 as the 109th mayor of the nation's largest city.[/QUOTE] i wonder how the NYPD feels about the fact, that he wants to end the stop and frisk policy.

Wait I thought Bloomberg was a Democrat?

[QUOTE=Wizards Court;42774431]i wonder how the NYPD feels about the fact, that he wants to end the stop and frisk policy.[/QUOTE] They will probably stop and frisk him.

Looked it up and Bloomberg is independent apparently (After leaving the Republicans). Weird considering he takes shits on upstate NY daily...

I always found it weird that people thought Bloomberg was a democrat. The guy claimed that too much regulation is what caused the housing collapse for fucks sake.

Isn't bloomberg the one that hate guns alot

[QUOTE=shian;42774948]Isn't bloomberg the one that hate guns alot[/QUOTE] He's a self proclaimed "GUN FIGHTER"(from the same Time magazine article that shows the silhouette of an AK and has it labeled AR-15), yet has armed bodyguards and a concealed carry permit which lowly citizens aren't allowed to possess in his realm.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;42774644]Wait I thought Bloomberg was a Democrat?[/QUOTE] With all that money? Hahahahhaahah

[QUOTE=shian;42774948]Isn't bloomberg the one that hate guns alot[/QUOTE] and 16 oz Soda.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;42774644]Wait I thought Bloomberg was a Democrat?[/QUOTE] Well obviously not if they havent had a democrat in two decades. he was a democrat before he was elected, then ran as republican, and eventually become independant.

Look out New York, if you elect too many democrats you could end up like [I]~Detroit~[/I]

Kinda crazy seeing Bloomberg go. He's been the face of NYC for over a decade. And he's known around the world for his financial company. Blasio is pretty unheard of in comparison. Nice to see a fresh face though.

Good riddance to Bloomberg I say, it was a face I personally couldn't stand.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;42774644]Wait I thought Bloomberg was a Democrat?[/QUOTE] He was a Democrat, but he switched just before he ran for his office.