So the New York mayor's race is finally over and deBlasio won, as predicted. I must say Lhota ran a terrible campaign. Harping on how deBlasio is going to turn New York into some crime-riddled wasteland rather than talking about what he would do as mayor really didn't help. Also bringing Giuliani out to help your campaign isn't exactly the best strategy either. Who was advising this guy? The ads deBlasio ran really resonated with people, not just the ones featuring his family, but the ads that showed New Yorkers of all races. Those were very effective, at least for me.
And in Detroit's mayoral race, the Motor City has elected a white mayor, Mike Duggan, for the first time since 1974. I can't ever remember a non-black mayor of Detroit. Detroit did what it felt it needed to do and, even though Duggan's hands will be largely tied due to the bankruptcy situation, I do hope he's able to help get the city back on track.
As for Chris Christie's re-election as Governor of New Jersey, I just have to say if he thinks he's taking the Christie show on the road to a national run for President, he'd better understand that the whole Tony Soprano thing doesn't play outside of the Northeast. He'd better get an attitude adjustment real quick if he wants to run on a national level. Plus he'd better drop more poundage so that he doesn't look like a walking heart attack.
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