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Bloomberg Will Run as a GOP-er After Big Ups from the Bronx
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Billy Parker
Published Apr 11, 2009
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Mayor Bloomberg has proven once again that even when politicians publicly stray, more often than not they are welcomed back into the arms they ran from. Bloomberg appears to have assured his presence on the Republican line of the ballot in this November's mayoral election, thanks to winning the support of Bronx GOP Chairman Jay Savino, the third of the five borough heads to pledge their support of the mayor. Savino told the Daily News, "Mayor Bloomberg and I have had healthy disagreements over issues at times, but I know he is the right person to lead this city forward." The Bronx and Queens were expected to stand in the way of Bloomberg's attempt at representing the party following his abandonment of the GOP to become an Independent last year. Soon after term limits laws were overturned and Bloomberg declared his bid for a third term, there was speculation that neither the GOP nor Independents would have him on the ballot—now both will.
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