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NYC's Elites Want More of the Mayor

Papers, biz leaders on board for another Bloomberg term

By Gabriel Winant, Newser User

Posted Oct 6, 2008 11:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – New York’s opinion leaders are presenting a united front in favor of suspending term limits so Michael Bloomberg can serve a third term as mayor, David Carr writes for the New York Times. With the city facing job loss and financial crisis, everyone likes Mike, at least for another 4 years. That includes the city's newspapers, whether opposed to (the Times) or supportive of (the Daily News) term limits in the past.

Bloomberg’s elite-level support isn’t limited to the editorial pages. After launching something of a behind-closed-doors campaign, he won Rupert Murdoch's backing. And a host of powerful business leaders support the mayor’s effort. Whether it all adds up to popular support is another question. “If voters don’t like what they’ve seen, they will vote for someone else,” says Bloomberg.

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Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the chairman and publisher of The New York Times Company, leaves the company's shareholders' meeting in this, April 24, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file) (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

Mayor Michael Bloomberg during a news conference at City Hall in New York, Thursday Oct. 2, 2008. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews) (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)

Rupert Murdoch speaks at a news conference in New York in this file photo of Oct. 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, FILE) (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, FILE)

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Suggesting that the publishers can decide who the next mayor is is a little like being a 90-year-old named in a paternity suit. I only wish we had that kind of power. - Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Daily News owner

My whole life has prepared me for the challenges ahead, and I want to give the voters a chance to decide if they want me at the helm. If voters don’t like what they’ve seen, they will vote for someone else. - Mike Bloomberg

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NYC's Elites Want More of the Mayor