Douglas Muzzio Quotations

He would make the Bloomberg people work harder, ... know the last three times he sneezed.

He will do nothing that will harm his wife's political prospects and will do much to enhance and foster them. But does that mean that we have to look at every one of his acts through the prism of his wife's election? Let's not take it to be the only reality.

He came in as a liberal Democrat and has governed as a moderate-to-liberal Democrat, and that's why liberal Democrats are mostly satisfied. That's what he is.

His withdrawal from the race was totally typical of the campaign. He was outside the box. Nobody expected this.

There is a perception that he's trying to take advantage - and he is. But this is not a social tea, this is hardball politics, this is a bare-knuckle brawl in the real world. You do what you have to within the bounds of the law.

There is a perception that he's trying to take advantage - and he is, ... But this is not a social tea, this is hardball politics, this is a bare-knuckle brawl in the real world. You do what you have to within the bounds of the law.

He was edgier than the other candidates and he had a sense of humor. And Weiner proved that he could think outside the box, right down the last move.

He was edgier than the other candidates and he had a sense of humor, ... And Weiner proved that he could think outside the box, right down the last move.

Voters understand that turning a bureaucracy like that around is like turning around a battleship,

Weld is an established guy and he's got credentials. He's got what boxers call a puncher's chance in this.

Ex-presidents need to hang around with one another. Who are their peers? Nobody's experienced what they've experienced.

There is some truth to 'You've come a long way, baby, ... They're fighting it out on the premier media stage in the world.

Total anonymity is not in the mayor's best interest, and so you have this game of the known anonymous giver. But who can blame him: He's giving $100 million, so he wants a little credit, but he doesn't want to be seen as trumpeting his giving.

Bloomberg made a lot of amateur mistakes early on and his personality is not great and sometimes he can't help himself, ... But he's a smart guy and he's matured.

There's got to be a little bit of redemption there. He knows he screwed up.

There's no such thing as overkill. It's the law of the street. You put the other guy down and you kick him until he can't get up. Why take a chance? There are plenty of guys who have been 20 points up and have blown it.

This is really a comedy of errors and missteps for the candidate, the party, the consultants, everybody. Everybody wants an opponent like these guys.

It seems that they would prefer to run against Freddy.

It's the political question of the year: what happened to Gifford? There are two major surprises in this election. One is how poorly Gifford ultimately did, and the other one is really how well Anthony did.

It sounds as if they're ready and raring to go. It's going to happen unless the firestorm beforehand burns them enough that they don't go through with it.

In some ways, this is a critical election. A different paradigm of governing is emerging. We may be moving into this post-racial, post-ideological politics. I think it's much more a competency-based, performance-based politics.

In terms of scorekeeping, I think the mayor did well. He was firm, feisty, aggressive, and he showed a side of him that New Yorkers might want to see more of.

But, ... he shows no inclination of doing anything like that.

I don't think he's going to lose by 38 points, but 20 to 25 percent is certainly within the realm of possibility. You have a mayor with a good record and unlimited resources, which we haven't seen before.

The difficulty now is going out and raising money. Spending 80% of your time begging for money - it's so debilitating on a candidate.

The difficulty now is going out and raising money,