Obama Endorses Some Guy for Mayor

The “Snow day” in politics yesterday didn’t put other political battles on hold, including the race for mayor of New York city.

Even with a solid performance by Democratic candidate Bill Thompson against incumbent billionaire Michael Bloomberg, he’s not getting the love he needs from his party, according to HuffingtonPost:

The most spectacular example of Thompson’s desperation came when White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked who President Obama supports in the race. “The president is the leader of the Democratic Party and as that would support the Democratic nominee,” Gibbs responded.

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