Bloomberg's Margin Smaller than Expected

New York, NY —

The race for mayor in New York City ended up being closer than pundits and pollsters predicted but it was still a decisive victory for Mayor Michael Bloomberg. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

REPORTER: During his concession speech, Fernando Ferrer was conciliatory and said he told Mayor Bloomberg this was his chance to address the "two new yorks". The democrats who spoke before him blamed most of the loss on Ferrer's inability to compete with the wealth of Republican mayor Michael Bloomberg.

State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer said Ferrer was outspent by a multiple unknown in history. Reverend Al Sharpton admonished democrats who crossed party lines to support Bloomberg:

SHARPTON: I want you to stay where you went because we will take this city back without you.

REPORTER: While the majority of the democrats were quick to point out the mayor's deep pockets, Congressman Anthony Weiner who ran in the primary against Ferrer said it was time for the democrats to start thinking about why they keep losing because it's not always the other guys fault.

Bloomberg is the second mayor to win two terms in this predominantly democratic city. For WNYC: I'm Cindy Rodriguez