Can't hurt and it helps the theme of working with Republicans, although Bloomberg now is an independent. Along with Colin Powell and the recent bromance between Christie and the President, it undercuts Romney's bs about how Romney will bring people together where Obama could not do so.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed President Obama Thursday, citing climate change as his primary motivation.
“Our climate is changing,” the mayor writes in an op-ed on Bloomberg View, part of his media empire. “And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it might be — given this week’s devastation — should compel all elected leaders to take immediate action.” Obama, he says “has taken major steps” to deal with climate change.
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The mayor also cited the education competition Race to the Top, health-care reform, gay marriage and abortion rights as reasons to vote for Obama.
WaPo, Michael Bloomberg endorses Obama
No doubt FoxNews will unskew this endorsement. Bloomberg endorsed Obama because they both read books, or something. :-)
A bad couple weeks for Mitt. Polls smacking him around.
I have not seen any Democratic endorsements of Romney recently. :-)
WE ARE WINNING!!
Update I: From purohit in the comments, President Obama's response to the endorsement:
“I'm honored to have Mayor Bloomberg's endorsement. I deeply respect him for his leadership in business, philanthropy and government, and appreciate the extraordinary job he's doing right now, leading New York City through these difficult days.
“While we may not agree on every issue, Mayor Bloomberg and I agree on the most important issues of our time - that the key to a strong economy is investing in the skills and education of our people, that immigration reform is essential to an open and dynamic democracy, and that climate change is a threat to our children's future, and we owe it to them to do something about it. Just as importantly, we agree that whether we are Democrats, Republicans, or independents, there is only one way to solve these challenges and move forward as a nation - together. I look forward to thanking him in person - but for now, he has my continued commitment that this country will stand by New York in its time of need. And New Yorkers have my word that we will recover, we will rebuild, and we will come back stronger.”