President Obama finally endorsed fellow Democrat Bill Thompson for mayor Friday, but it was Mayor Bloomberg who snagged the better sound bite.
For starters, Thompson didn’t get the nod directly from Obama but rather the President’s spokesman, Robert Gibbs. And Gibbs never even mentioned Thompson by name in issuing the White House blessing, which he cast more as an act of party loyalty than real support for the candidate.
“The President is the leader of the Democratic Party and, as that, would support the Democratic nominee,” Gibbs said flatly when queried by the Daily News.
Now there’s a ringing endorsement.