1.   The mayor has plans to invigorate the downtown economy.

2.   The mayor has always had an openly antipathetic relationship with the local press.

3.   Maybe each borough should run its own schools, maybe the mayor should have greater powers, maybe school districts could be small and autonomous.

4.   Although he usually does not hesitate to criticize and even ridicule those who cross him, the mayor has good reason to hold his tongue.

5.   Although recent polls show that the mayor has a comfortable lead, Giuliani said he would be campaigning harder in coming days.

6.   And if anyone in this in-your-face city believes that, the mayor has a bridge he wants to sell you.

7.   And second, it said that even if the first argument were wrong, the mayor had the power to bypass the lowest bid.

8.   And this mayor has other things at his disposal that most elected officials do not.

9.   And the mayor has close ties to Ray Harding, chairman of the Liberal Party.

10.   And while this is not likely to happen, there is strong support for giving Bloomberg significantly more power over the school system than previous mayors have had.