The Democratic Primary Will Go On
Did you vote in the Democratic primary yesterday? If you didn't, you'll get another chance to make good in the next couple of weeks. A runoff election will be required to select Democratic candidates for both comptroller and public advocate since none of the candidates pulled in at least 40 percent of the vote yesterday. In the race for comptroller, the top two finishers, City Councilmen John Liu and David Yassky, will now go head to head; and Bill de Blasio and Mark Green will square off for the public advocate nomination when the special election is held on September 29.
The race for Manhattan district attorney yesterday wasn't as close: Cyrus Vance handily beat rivals Leslie Crocker Snyder and Richard Aborn, which pretty much guaranteees he'll take over for Robert Morgenthau Jr. come 2010. And, as expected, Bill Thompson, the city's current comptroller, won the race to be the Democratic candidate for mayor.
Mayor Bloomberg couldn't pass up an opportunity to poke a finger in the eye of his opponent last night, holding rally just as the polls closed in what was an effort to steal Thompson's thunder. And it was Bloomberg as usual:
Good evening and buenas noches! ... I am so excited to be here tonight. I just had trouble deciding what to wear. This or what Lady Gaga wore to the VMAs the other night.
Vance Is Winner in Primary Vote to Replace Morgenthau [NYT]
Liu and Yassky Headed for Runoff for New York City Comptroller [NYT]
Bloomberg gives victory speech against "politics as usual" [NYDN]