No one thought for a minute he was Republican -- there were no coattails. The issue is that the Democratic machine in NYC is so sclerotic and dysfunctional, it

No one thought for a minute he was Republican -- there were no coattails. The issue is that the Democratic machine in NYC is so sclerotic and dysfunctional, it is virtually impossible for an outsider to get on the ballot. For a billionaire fiscal conservative who will finance his own campaign, the NYC Republicans will be obliging.