Thompson can't outspend the mayor. He will have a hard time out-organizing the mayor. But when it comes to unions, he has a shot at outmaneuvering the mayor.
What would it mean for organized labor, along with the union-backed Working Families Party, to singlehandedly deliver Gracie Mansion to a longshot candidate challenging an incumbent who happens to be the wealthiest person in the city and whose shrinking poll lead peaked at 22%? And is that possible?"There are no shoo-ins in any of the races," said a longtime labor operative. "For a while it looked like Bloomberg was that in the mayor's race. But it's not like that anymore."
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Yes, labor could tip the scales. Labor would have to be consistent, organized, determined, strong. You know Mayor Mike, if he heard that labor was unified to tilting toward Thompson, and actually putting resources and manpower toward that effort, would open up the bank for those guys.
Those payments would be in the form of personal lu-lu's, as well as promises for the rank and file. I don't know how the loot to the bottom of those organizations eventually work out, and the peasants at the bottom don't know either.
If Bill were to win, then he owes those leaders. How does that look? I don't know. I love labor, I love it even more organized. Sometimes the guys at the top are just as removed from the rank and file as the elected leaders. Are we going to have a transfer of power from the uber-elite in terms of Bloomberg to the elite?
Yes, if Labor can tip the scales anywhere, it's Fun City. I don't know if they will, though. I'm currrently lobbying hard with the Building Trades for Thompson endorsements. BBurg already has the Masons, Carpenters, and Plumbers. We'll see.
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