Bloomberg Taking Sides?

New York Mayer Michael Bloomberg agreed with John McCain's comment that, "while times are very, very difficult, the fundamentals of the economy remain strong in spite of Wall Street's woes." 

An Obama aid called the first part of McCain's sentance an "enormous mistake," and said the campaign will seek to amplify the comment through surrogates, principles, and maybe even television ads.

However, it does seem McCain has Bloomberg on his side. 

Bloomberg has spoken with both McCain and Obama, but has refused to endorse either one. 

Read Mayor Bloomberg's comments:

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/09/bloomberg-sides-with-mccain-on.html

New York going......Red?!?

Could it be? According to Newsday, a new poll taken by the Dowling Polling Institute data, shows that McCain has a slight lead on Obama in Long Island and is only slightly behind him statewide. 

To read the article, go to this link:

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-stpoll0916,0,964790.story

Another Interesting Article on the topic from NY Daily News:

Polls Show Barack Obama's Lead Over John McCain in New York Falling

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/09/15/2008-09-15_poll_shows_barack_obamas_lead_over_john.html

Despite this recent polling, I would still call New York an Obama state. Polling is not the determining factor and most polls are still in favor of Obama anyway. Plus New York has always been a very liberal state. It hasn't gone Republican since Ronald Reagan took it in 1984. 

It will be interesting to see, however, if there is more Republican turn-out than expected.  

With 50 Days to Go, New York looking Good for Obama!

With 50 days until the election, New York is leaning strongly towards Obama. According to Pollster.com, Obama has a lead of 52.5% over McCain’s 33%. The past four elections have all gone democrat by a significant percentage. The results are as follows:

Past Elections: 2004: Kerry: 58%
Bush: 41%

2000: Gore: 60%
Bush: 35%

1996: Clinton: 62%
Dole: 30%

1992: Clinton: 47%
Bush: 29%

New York just elected a new governor, David Paterson, a democrat. Both of their senators, Charles Schumer and Hilary Rodham Clinton, are democrats. They have 23 democrat representatives and 6 republican representatives.

Below are statistics about the people of New York and their economy:
Race/Ethnic Origin: White 11,760,981 (62.0%); Black 2,812,623 (14.8%); Asian 1,035,926 (5.5%); Native Am. 52,499 (0.3%); Hawaiian 5,230 (0.0%); Two+ races 366,116 (1.9%); Other 75,499 (0.4%); Hisp. Origin 2,867,583 (15.1%)
Education:79.1%% H.S. Grad:; 27.4%% College Grad:
Military Veterans: 1,361,164 (9.5%); WWII: 25.4%; Korea:15.5%; Vietnam: 27.7%; Gulf War:7.1%

Industry: Agriculture: 0.6%; Construction: 5.2%; Finance: 8.8%; Information: 4.1%; Manufacturing: 15.5%; Professional: 34.5%; Public Administration: 5.2%; Trade: 13.8%; Other: 12.3%
Work Force:
Work Sector: Private:76.8%; Govt:17.0%; Self:6.0%; Family:0.2%; Unemployment:7.1%
Median Household Income: $43,393
14.6% are below the poverty line
17.9% less than $15,000
23.1% $15-35,000
14.8% $35-50,000
29.0% $50-100,000
9.1% $100-150,000
6.2% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $147,600
9.1% less than $50,000
25.3% $50-100,000
32.0% $100-200,000
18.5% $200-300,000
10.0% $300-500,000
5.1% more than $500,000

Key issues for voters in New York include environment and the economy.

New York has 31 electoral votes.