Well, I can't say that I'm surprised Mayor Bloomberg won re-election, but I am disappointed. I guess Ferrer should be happy that his percentage of the vote was better than some earlier predictions. Sadly, his campaign never really picked up any sort of momentum and his laid back persona couldn't motivate enough Dems to actually vote.

I don't believe that people think that Bloomberg is that great, but rather he was there immediately after 9/11 and many folks feel comfortable with him. I think he gets credit for things which would have happened no matter who was NYC mayor over the past four years, but he's not the first politician to take credit for just being there.