New Yorkers Don't Seem To LIke Joe Lhota Very Much
His unfavorables are already in Christine Quinn territory:Lhota unfavorables look problematic. 29% see him favorably, 41% unfavorably, WSJ/NBC4/Marist Poll finds. BdB is 65% fav/19% unfav.— Andrew Grossman (@A_Grossman) September 17, 2013Grossman wonders if Lhota's unfavorables stem from the ads run against him the primaries. Stuff like this: In addition, Grossman notes that while Bloomberg was lo
Marist Poll: De Blasio 65%, Lhota 22%
Just came out:Democrat Bill de Blasio leads Republican Joe Lhota among likely voters by 43 percentage points in the nascent general-election race for New York City mayor, an enormous starting advantage for Democrats who are seeking to recapture City Hall for the first time in 20 years, a Wall Street Journal-NBC 4 New York-Marist poll released Tuesday showed. Mr. de Blasio, the city's public advoca
NY Post Says Mulgrew Urged Thompson Out - Did He?
Just got a letter from Mulgrew explaining the de Blasio endorsement:Bill Thompson has asked all of his supporters to unite behind Bill de Blasio even though the Democratic Primary process is not done because all the votes have not been counted. Thompson believes that it is in the best interests of this city that everyone pulls together in support of de Blasio to ensure that Joe Lhota is not the ne
How Come The UFT Takes A Hit For Backing Thompson, But Merryl Tisch Doesn't?
The UFT has been beaten up in the press for backing Bill Thompson for mayor.Given how Michael Mulgrew bragged that the UFT doesn't "pick winners," they "make winners," and how the next mayor was going to have to go through 52 Broadway in order to reach City Hall, I can understand why he and the UFT leadership have been beaten up in the press for Thompson's loss.But strangely en
Reign Of Error - Diane Ravitch's New Book
Diane Ravitch has a new book out today.It's called Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools and you can purchase it here.There will be many reviews in the education blogosphere today for the book and you should try and read as many as you can, post them on Facebook, Twitter and the like.The book deserves to be read far and wide.In a defense
Bloomberg Tells Walcott: Drinks Are On Me!
Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott took what the New York Daily News termed a "victory lap" yesterday over the Common Core test scores: Cheers to us! Under relentless criticism from his would-be successors, Mayor Bloomberg took a victory lap Monday over the fact that 22 of the 25 top-ranked schools on new state tests are in the city. The mayor even suggested that his teetotaling Scho
Lhota Campaign Launches First Ad
Here's the ad: And you can see the campaign pamphlet they've put out:Here's what's inside:In the mid-1970s, things were considerably rougher in the Big Apple—so much rougher that the Council for Public Safety (police, firefighters and other unions) had plenty of material to publish a scaremongering pamphlet called "Welcome to Fear City: A Survival Guide for Visitors to the City of New York.&q
9-16-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Fred Dicker Says Cuomo And De Blasio Won't Get AlongFrom Fred Dicker's radio mic to God's ears:Gov. Cuomo and all-but-certain Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio are on a collision course certain to explode next year — over taxes, class warfare, charter schools, and Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital — if de Blasio is elected mayor, insiders agree.What’s more, t