While Mayor Bloomberg racks up millions saturating the city with radio and TV ads, he has been ducking questions about his campaign and denying that anything he does is politically-motivated. He denies, for instance, that his speaking Spanish more often on camera has something to do with running for mayor.The Working Families Party has tried to draw Bloomberg into a mayoral debate, but Bloomberg refuses to commit, saying he's focused on "running the city".
City Comptroller Bill Thompson sees a "rose garden strategy" at work. Why, Thompson's people are asking, is Bloomberg spending millions to spin his message while refusing to engage the enemy, if everything is under control?
Thompson's campaign manager, Eduardo Castell, says that Bloomberg can't have it both ways.
But Bloomberg just keeps shooting ads, like the one he shot last month in Brooklyn that featured a stroll through Bay Ridge's Xaverian High School.
As the political game gets rougher on the streets of New York, can the mayor continue to address the voters only through soundbites?
The article from the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/05/03/2009-05-03_thompson_camp_rakes_mike_rose_garden_strategy.html
