How will you spend your Thanksgiving break?
Under which party is Mayor Michael Bloomberg running? — Republican and Independent parties.
Which issues are priorities for Bloomberg? From mikebloomberg.com: — Fixing mass transit — Affordable housing — More of the middle class graduating from community colleges — Expanding charter schools — Support for immigrants — Eliminating illegal guns — Enhancing public school safety through technology — Strengthening New York City's workforce — ID theft prevention — Election reform: "Stop special interests from leveraging taxpayer money to purchase increased access to elected officials." — "Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan": "Maximize every resource the city has to help limit effects of recession and create or retain 400,000 jobs for hard-working New Yorkers."
Who is Bloomberg running against? — Bloomberg's only Democratic opponent is Comptroller Bill Thompson. — Earlier in the race, Republican lawyer Bruce Blakeman was running against him, but he dropped out this past January.
What percentage of voters support Bloomberg so far? — Fifty-three percent of voters are in favor of Bloomberg versus 35 percent for Comptroller Bill Thompson. Ten percent are undecided. (Statistics from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute; poll conducted Oct. 23 to 25)
