Here's the second television ad from Republican mayoral candidate Bruce Blakeman, which features a cameo from his talking dog--it's been causing a stir among political operatives who have already seen it on the air. Blakeman's campaign was kind enough to send me a copy of it upon first request. The first ad, you may recall, helped cast ...

There's at least one mayoral candidate who is not going to run against Michael Bloomberg: Republican Bruce Blakeman. Speaking CW11 this morning, Blakeman said, “I’m still running because the law hasn’t changed yet.” He went on, “There is only one person more qualified than me to be mayor, and that’s Mike. So, obviously if they did ...

And the first TV ad of the 2009 mayoral race is from...Bruce Blakeman? He's the Republican candidate who just announced, and, it seems, will go up against John Catsimatidis for the G.O.P. nomination. But there's another figure looming. Michael Bloomberg's mayoral plans could torpedo Blakeman's candidacy, as well as the plans of many ...