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Try this on for size: We think yesterday was sort of a bad day for Bloomberg. Because here's the thing. The dude was up by more than 30 points in all final pre-election opinion polls. Thirty-eight, even, according to Quinnipiac. And yet he only won by a 20-point margin.

Which, yes, is the biggest majority a Republican has ever won in New York. And, yes, is an even larger margin that when Giuliani steamrolled Ruth Messinger eight years ago. And, as we discovered, saying you'd vote Bloomberg is much easier than, once you're in the booth, actually pulling a Republican lever.

But, still: Only 20 points? We're very disappointed with you, Bloomie.

Bloomberg Rolls to Re-Election [NY1]