NYC-WTC_000230780

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NEW YORK POST, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2001

ing heavily to Bloomberg Bush will 58 to 23 percent, accord- in^jto yesterday’s Marist

work the But 19 percent of the in­ dependents remain up for grabs.

phones for There was a hint of trouble for Mark Green at the Bronx GOP dinner,

Bloomberg; which always seems to at­ tract some Democrats. One of those was fresh­ man City Councilman DWDSEifMANf^»iM Joel Rivera, who joined the crowd at the Villa Barone on Thursday night IHSM ■ in heartily applauding the crrrHAU. arrival of Bloomberg. / J Rivera’s father, Assem­ blyman Jose Rivera, was QRESIDENT Bush wUl ■ among a large group of be making a last-min­ state legislators who en­ ute pitch for Republican dorsed Green this week. . mayoral candidate Mi-' But the younger Rivera chaelBlooiriberg. has yet to follow in his fa­ Sources said the presi­ ther’s footsteps. dent has agreed to record 'Tin neutral,” he said. an automated phone mes­ “I’ll be making an. en­ sage that Bloomberg's dorsement in the next day campaign will direct at or so.” registered Republicans Libby Pataki was the starting tomorrow. leadoff speaker this week One insider said a key at a “Women for Bloom­ question facing Blooin- berg,” and she made re­ berg strategists is ference to just two whether to expand the women in her speech. call list to include inde­ One was Estee Lauder, pendents — a group that founder of the cosmetics could prove ■ crucial in firm, and the other was Tuesday’s election. Evelyn Lauder. “Bush definitely helps Tax returns released by with Republicans," said I the Patakis in April show the insider, “Then you ; the first lady earned have to ask yourself if the , $80,000 for serving as a president has an impact marketing consultant to with others.” cosmetics billionaire Ron- Independents are lean- .ald Lauder, Evelyn’s hus- wi futfti

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