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majamay Donating Member (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 10:18 PM
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I wanna know on what basis the NYT declared Bloomberg winner already
Edited on Tue Nov-03-09 10:18 PM by majamay
He's up by 1% with 63% of the votes in. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/nyregion/04mayor.html?hp
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Hawkeye-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 10:19 PM
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1. Based on the fact that NYT often pulls their numbers outta their asses?
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 10:21 PM
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2. by the fact that they widely reported that Iraq had WMDs /nt
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Sebass1271 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 10:28 PM
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3. on the basis that they are well connected to wall street
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 10:29 PM
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4. Probably on the same basis that NBC originally declared Bloomberg winner
They just chose to stick to their results.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 10:31 PM
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5. Because the polling agency they were all using said so...
.... until it changed its mind.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 10:47 PM
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6. The 100 million Bloomy spent of his own money.
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