Report says Bloomberg pushed Kelly NYC mayoral bid
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday wouldn't confirm a published report that said he paid for a poll to convince police Commissioner Ray Kelly to run to replace him in City Hall.
The poll, reported Monday in The New Yorker magazine, appears to be the latest sign of Bloomberg's disenchantment with the field fighting to succeed him. The magazine said that Bloomberg used his longtime pollster in June to convince Kelly he could win but Kelly declined to enter the race.
The mayor, whose 12 years in office will run out at year's end, was questioned about the report at the end of a press conference announcing the city's largest gun bust in recent memory.
"I don't know where that came from, and we're here to talk about guns," a testy Bloomberg replied. "Let's get serious."
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