Under which party is Mayor Michael Bloomberg running?
— Republican and Independent parties.

Which issues are priorities for Bloomberg?
From mikebloomberg.com:
— Fixing mass transit
— Affordable housing
— More of the middle class graduating from community colleges
— Expanding charter schools
— Support for immigrants
— Eliminating illegal guns
— Enhancing public school safety through technology
— Strengthening New York City's workforce
— ID theft prevention
— Election reform: "Stop special interests from leveraging taxpayer money to purchase increased access to elected officials."
— "Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan": "Maximize every resource the city has to help limit effects of recession and create or retain 400,000 jobs for hard-working New Yorkers."

Who is Bloomberg running against?
— Bloomberg's only Democratic opponent is Comptroller Bill Thompson.
— Earlier in the race, Republican lawyer Bruce Blakeman was running against him, but he dropped out this past January.

What percentage of voters support Bloomberg so far?
— Fifty-three percent of voters are in favor of Bloomberg versus 35 percent for Comptroller Bill Thompson. Ten percent are undecided. (Statistics from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute; poll conducted Oct. 23 to 25)