{"id":78,"date":"2009-07-29T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=78"},"modified":"2009-07-29T17:09:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-29T22:09:00","slug":"new-york-city-politics-%e2%80%93-my-personal-endorsements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=78","title":{"rendered":"New York City Politics \u2013 My Personal Endorsements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve always been interested in politics. I\u2019m a lifelong Democrat and have not seriously considered voting otherwise. I\u2019ve never voted for Michael Bloomberg and do not plan to vote for him this fall. I never related to the billionaire financial mogul and didn\u2019t appreciate his attempts to buy my past votes by flooding my mailbox with expensive glossy marketing materials. I\u2019m a true Democrat and will be supporting Comptroller <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thompson2009.com\/\">Bill Thompson&#8217;s<\/a> bid for Mayor of New York City. <\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local-beat\/Thompson-Cuts-Bloombergs-Lead-in-Half-Poll-.html\">poll<\/a> shows that Bill Thompson is <a href=\"http:\/\/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/28\/poll-suggests-mayor-may-be-losing-ground\/\">gaining<\/a> on Mike Bloomberg\u2019s lead in this fall\u2019s mayoral race. Thompson is seeing a surge in support from African-Americans and true Democrats. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypolitics.com\/2009\/06\/21\/lgbt-groups-throw-support-behind-bill-thompson\/\">GLBT<\/a> community in NYC also strongly supports Thompson, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thompson2009.com\/blog\/archive\/bill-earns-endorsement-of-out-people-of-color-political-action-group\/\">Out People of Color Political Action Club<\/a>, of which I am a member.<\/p>\n<p>This fall I encourage the majority of New Yorkers who supported term limits to go out to the polls and show Bloomberg the strength of true democracy by electing <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Bill Thompson Mayor of NYC<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>I would also like to throw strong personal support to my good friend <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmyvanbramer.com\/\">Jimmy Van Bramer<\/a>. Jimmy is running for a seat on the New York City Council representing Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, and parts of Astoria and Maspeth, Queens. Jimmy\u2019s campaign is gaining <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yournabe.com\/blogs\/queenscampaigner\/?p=1234\">momentum<\/a> and he and his dedicated staff is working hard to get the Democratic primary vote out on <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>If you know registered Democrats in the 26th district of Queens, please ask them to consider voting for my friend <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jimmy Van Bramer for NYC Council<\/span>.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fphilvelez.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D78&amp;layout=standard&amp;&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=dark\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px;height:20px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve always been interested in politics. 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