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Winning
Without Al
The passivity of Al Sharpton.
By
NR Editors
From “The Week,” December 3,
2001, issue of National Review
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Bloomberg, who won New York's mayoral race, was pushed into the end
zone by the endorsement of hero-mayor Rudy Giuliani, and by the passivity
of Al Sharpton. The Rev declined to campaign for Democrat Mark Green.
In a contentious Democratic run-off, Green supporters pointed out
that Fernando Ferrer would give Sharpton the keys to City Hall: reasonably
enough, since Sharpton backed Ferrer with just such hopes in mind.
But Green, after profiting from the tactic, had to disavow it in the
general election, because the rules of New York City politicking hold
that criticizing any black leader, for any reason, is racist (Giuliani
broke those rules, but he was an anomaly). Bloomberg said one perfect
thing in his victory speech: "New York is alive and well and
open for business." He promised not to raise taxes, and one hopes
his business instincts will hold him to his pledge and indeed move
him to cut taxes. He will have to develop good instincts for
dealing with race hustlers, though. He shook hands with a grinning
Sharpton after his victory. Better count your fingers, Mr. Mayor.
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