I voted against Bloomberg (and not so much for Thompson) specifically because of his self-dealing of a third term, and the massive, massive amount of money he spent trying to destroy Thompson. I don't know if you saw this when I posted it on Facebook, but every time I saw yet another anti-Thompson ad, especially in a ridiculously expensive spot like during the World Series, It reminded me of a wealthy man continually kicking a puppy just because he can.
I'm very uncomfortable with the idea of politics becoming entirely the province of wealthy people extending their power. Bloomberg spent more on this campaign than John McCain did to get the Republican nomination for president. While being able to completely and utterly drown out your opponent's message isn't a guarantee of success (see: Golisano, Tom) it sure helps an awful lot. This is also why I'm not entirely upset that Corzine lost, either.
Anthony Weiner is a pretty great guy, isn't he? Too bad he didn't run this year because he knew he'd be massively outspent by Bloomberg!
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Date: 2009-11-05 06:47 pm (UTC)I'm very uncomfortable with the idea of politics becoming entirely the province of wealthy people extending their power. Bloomberg spent more on this campaign than John McCain did to get the Republican nomination for president. While being able to completely and utterly drown out your opponent's message isn't a guarantee of success (see: Golisano, Tom) it sure helps an awful lot. This is also why I'm not entirely upset that Corzine lost, either.
Anthony Weiner is a pretty great guy, isn't he? Too bad he didn't run this year because he knew he'd be massively outspent by Bloomberg!