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Team Bloomberg and the  Working Families Party
Team Bloomberg and the Working Families Party
Tonight, the Working Families Party is meeting and could vote on a mayoral endorsement. A source there said the mayor’s people are "pushing, very very hard for an outright endorsement," believing they can win it, and not just block Bill Thompson from getting it. Bloomberg spokesman Howard ...
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Thompson Gets Working Families Party Endorsement
Gothamist — ... Thompson's "floundering mayoral campaign...got a boost last night with the" endorsement and that this is "one of Bloomberg's few political losses this year." Bloomberg's re-election team was really hoping to get the nod. Earlier this week, a ...

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