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New York Mayor Bloomberg suggests super-PAC is just the beginning
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) indicated Friday that his recently announced super-PAC was just the beginning of his involvement in political campaigns around the country.
The New York mayor said after his final term as mayor of New York he'll be freer to do more than just fund a super-PAC.
"We’ll win some races, we’ll lose some of these, but it’s sort of to get our feet wet," Bloomberg said on John Gambling's radio show, according to The New York Observer. "Two years from now, when I don’t have to worry about just what’s good for New York City — I’m going to live here for the rest of my life, my kids are going to live here, I’m going to live in New York state, I’m going to live in America, so I care about all of these levels of government — I’ll be freer to do more."
The New York mayor added in the radio interview that he plans to support candidates who "believe" as he does on issues like gun control and education reform.
"Just complaining is not something I think is very productive, so I’m going to try and support candidates — and you can do it with $1, or $10, or voting — but I want to support candidates who believe as I do," Bloomberg said. "Marriage equality and common-sense gun laws and educational reform, people who can work across the aisle."
Candidates Bloomberg plans to support include California state Sen. Gloria Negrete (D), who is challenging Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.), Rep. Robert Dold (R-Ill.), who is facing Democratic challenger Brad Schneider, and former Maine Gov. Angus King (I) in his Senate bid against Republican Charlie Summers.
The New York Times first reported Bloomberg's new super-PAC on Wednesday.
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