Why Ferrer Lost Support Of Hispanics

“In 2001, I was a volunteer for Michael Bloomberg’s campaign. Accompanied by the founder of the Guardian Angels, Curtis Sliwa, he came to Staten Island to thank the volunteers.

Just prior to the visit, Mr. Bloomberg made a public statement admonishing the Mark Green campaign for distributing racist material about his rival in the Democratic primary, Fernando Ferrer. I spoke to the future mayor and tried to tell him that if he was rallying around Mr. Ferrer to court Hispanics, he was wasting his time because the Democrat’s support in that community was tenuous at best. Mr. Bloomberg responded only that Mr. Green was wrong to do what he did to Mr. Ferrer. Today’s Election Day results will probably bear out my opinion, and if the Democrats can’t figure out why, there’s no hope for them.”

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