Days before the 2001 election, polls showed Michael Bloomberg trailing a seasoned opponent by double-digits. Dismissed as a billionaire trying to buy his way into office, the first-time candidate’s style was charitably described as “low-key” — and less charitably as detached or “dry as toast”. Yet he prevailed to become New York City’s mayor. “Nobody believed we would do this tonight, but we had faith,” he said as supporters basked in victory.
2001年纽约市长选举前不久，民意调查显示，迈克尔•布隆伯格(Michael Bloomberg)的支持率以两位数落后于一位经验丰富的对手。这位首次参选的候选人被斥为是一名试图用钱铺路、让自己赢得竞选的亿万富翁，他的风格说得好听点是“低调”，说得难听点则是“冷漠”或是“干巴巴的像烤面包一样”。然而，他成功当选为纽约市长。在他的支持者们沉浸在胜利的喜悦中时，他表示：“之前没有人相信我们今晚能做到，但我们一直是有信心的。”
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