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Bill Thompson Skipping Staten Island and the 11 p.m. Victory Speech

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Bill Thompson entering his Hilton Headquarters in midtown.

Bill Thompson entering his Hilton Headquarters in midtown.

By Jonathan Mena
WORD Senior Editor/Producer
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Bill Thompson, who spent the day trying to get last minute votes, was surprisingly absent from Staten Island. A communication staff member, who requested anonymity, said Thompson was only concentrating on the boroughs “he knows he will win.” Bloomberg, who has been very present in Staten Island, made sure to visit the forgotten borough today. The conservative leaning borough overwhelmingly voted for McCain in the last presidential election. Was race a factory in that? In this?

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