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年紐約市長選舉前不久，民意調查顯示，麥克•彭博(Michael Bloomberg)的支持率以兩位數落後於一位經驗豐富的對手。這位首次參選的候選人被斥爲是一名試圖用錢鋪路、讓自己贏得競選的億萬富翁，他的風格說得好聽點是「低調」，說得難聽點則是「冷漠」或是「乾巴巴的像烤麪包一樣」。然而，他成功當選爲紐約市長。在他的支持者們沉浸在勝利的喜悅中時，他表示：「之前沒有人相信我們今晚能做到，但我們一直是有信心的。」
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