New York City's outgoing Mayor, Mike Bloomberg, said Friday that his biggest regret after 12 years in office was his inability to bring non-partisan municipal elections to the overwhelmingly Democratic city.
His admission came while he was waxing nostalgic on his final appearance on WOR Radio’s John Gambling Show.
“That’s maybe my biggest regret as mayor because most people don’t have a vote in this city,” said Bloomberg, who has been a registered as a Democrat, then Republican and finally independent.
“It’s only the primary that matters and only the most committed, the left wing of the Democratic party, the right wing of the Republican party, they’re the ones that vote,” he added.
“And the average person that’s not registered in a party just doesn’t get a real practical chance to vote.”
In his first term, he spent 7 million to get non-partisan municipal elections referendum on the ballot and lost 2 to 1.
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2 comments:
Why regret it? He can still jump on board and help independents reach that goal. Now that he will have more time....WHY NOT?????
Chicago has had non-partisan city elections since the 1990's for Mayor, and since the 1910's for alderman. But every Mayor since the early 1930's has been a Democratic Party boss. There is no reason to think New York City would be better governed if it had Chicago's laws. The Democratic Party in Chicago is more powerful than the Democratic Party in New York city.
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