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 NEW YORK (AP) - For some true-blue New York Democrats, just the thought of voting Republican makes them wince. But when the Republican is Mayor Michael Bloomberg, they can make themselves pull the GOP lever.
The willingness of Democrats to put aside party loyalty for Bloomberg is a big reason the billionaire former chief executive appears to be coasting toward a huge re-election victory Tuesday in this overwhelmingly left-leaning city.
Bloomberg is drawing an extraordinary majority of Democrats away from his opponent, Fernando Ferrer. Not even Republican Rudolph Giuliani, who enjoyed considerable Democratic support, did this well with the opposite party.
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