With four weeks until election day, Bill Thompson has pulled within eight points of Michael Bloomberg, according to a SurveyUSA poll.

Thompson leads among voters under 50. He also leads in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Meanwhile, a recent NY Times article speaks to the issue on which Thompson can win -- term limits. It's why several people lost their bid for a third term, why Speaker Christine Quinn got barely over 50% in a three-way race, and why others survived a challenge with less than 50%.

Since he signed the new law, Bloomberg has repeatedly claimed that the City Council changed term limits, as if he had nothing to do with it. Coincidentally, he signed the law on November 3, exactly one year before this year's election day. (The timing was designed to take focus away from what the Campaign Finance Board was doing to help Quinn, but that's another story.)

Bill Thompson has to hit Bloomberg hard on term limits.  read more »

Bill Thompson is quoted in the NY Post as saying that he's "not averse" to modifying the Taylor Law. Michael (excuse me, "Mike") Bloomberg is clearly opposed to it.

The Taylor Law prohibits unionized government (or public authority) workers from staging any kind of work stoppage. The concept behind the law is that we as a society cannot afford to have our police or firefighters go on strike. The transit strike a few years ago pointed up just how damaging some work stoppages can be.

The problem is that when workers can't strike they can't force management (the government or public authority) to negotiate. "Mike" Bloomberg forced police officers to go almost five years without a contract, because he refused to negotiate with them. It can make one wonder what damage could be done when the morale of our first responders is affected by the mayor's refusal to treat them with dignity.  read more »