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After weeks of campaigning, NYU's College Democrats and Republicans celebrated at the end of yesterday's mayoral and city council elections.
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Results are based on a random sampling of 326 NYU undergraduate students surveyed on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3.
For results based on the total sample of NYU undergraduates, one can say with 95-percent confidence that the maximum margin of error is plus or minus 5 percentage points in any one poll. In-person interviews were conducted with respondents to reduce the impact of the loss of the student population taking classes one or two days a week.
Multiple locations were chosen to help represent the entire undergraduate population at NYU, including commuter students, part-time students and upperclassmen living off-campus. In addition to sampling error, wording of questions and difficulty understanding directions can introduce bias and error into the findings of this poll.
Principle design of the Washington Square News’ 2009 election polling was completed by Eric Platt, Arielle Milkman and Richa Naik. Samantha Cook, Kelsey Desiderio, Charlotte Evans, Berenice Garcia, Amanda Holpuch, Jonathan Lebowitz, Anna Min, Anna Sanders and Feiye Wang contributed to polling efforts.
Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York City's mayor yesterday.
Although Bloomberg was expected to win by a large margin, Bloomberg received 51 percent of the vote while his democratic challenger Bill Thompson received 46 percent with all precincts reporting.
The victory makes Bloomberg only the fourth mayor in New York City to serve three terms in the last century.
"Mike Bloomberg, welcome to the club!" former mayor Ed Koch said at the Bloomberg campaign's re-election headquarters at the Sheraton New York Hotel; Koch was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989
Members of the NYU College Republicans attended the Bloomberg campaign's election viewing party at the hotel.
CAS senior Michael Ahrens, a member of College Republicans, was cautiously optimistic as he waited for the results to come in.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he won, but I'm not 100-percent sure," Ahrens said.
CAS senior Maggie Craig, president of NYU Independents and Third Parties, said people don't perceive Bloomberg as a Republican.
"The idea that he is not in the pocket of corporations really appeals to people," she said. "I think Bloomberg did a great job for the past two terms, especially when you look at the environmental policies he put in place."
When Bloomberg was announced the projected winner shortly after 9:40 p.m., the room erupted in cheers, and people began dancing and singing.
Politics professor Lawrence Mead said he wasn't surprised by the results.
"I think it was inevitable," he said. "He was vastly better-known than his challenger. The Democratic party in this city has a problem. They don't have a clear cut leader that they could stand against someone like Bloomberg."
The Thompson campaign awaited results at the nearby New York Hilton and Towers. His supporters knew the odds were against them, but they were optimistic.
"I think he has a very good chance," Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said. "I mean, the polls are still open and we're campaigning, but there's a lot of support for him."
The NYU College Democrats celebrated City Council member Daniel Garodnick's win last night at M.J. Armstrong's bar on First Avenue. Garodnick was re-elected as Democratic City Council member of District 4.
"I am so honored to continue serving this district for another four years," he said.
The College Democrats phonebanked for Garodnick throughout his campaign.
"I'm very confident that he will lead us forward in very difficult economic times," CAS junior and College Democrats member Josh Schneier said. "Dan has been very strong on issues. He knows what the people want, he's a public person and people respect his term."
CAS junior and College Democrats Vice President Madeline Labadie added: "NYU has a connection to him, and that's why we're out here supporting him."
NYU alumna Rosie Mendez ran for re-election as Democratic City Council member of District 2 and defeated Republican Bryan Cooper.
In her acceptance speech at Live Café in the East Village, Mendez said: "There is no better place to be, to celebrate, than right here with all of you, in this place where I spend so much of my time."
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