A must-read piece in New York magazine profiles Kevin Sheekey, the top political aide to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg who still denies he's planning to run for president.
"But he does indeed have presidential plans, thanks to his billions, his success as mayor, his contempt for the current candidates, his mountainous self-regard -- but mostly thanks to Kevin Sheekey. Despite Bloomberg’s frequently repeated, sometimes angrily vehement, carefully present-tense statements that he’s 'not a candidate,' the mayor has a blueprint for running to the White House. What started two years ago as Sheekey’s wacky idea and has often appeared to be an elaborate publicity scam is now flesh and blood. 'The Sheekey Master Plan,' as he’s winkingly dubbed it, has taken on real weight: The mayor’s representatives have had detailed discussions with several of the country’s leading ballot-access companies. And a megamillion-dollar advertising blitz is being plotted."
"There’s only one thing missing. Before fighting to win tens of millions of voters across the country, Sheekey must win a very different campaign, one he’s been waging since 2005 and that is down to its final month. Sheekey still needs to show Bloomberg he can be elected president."
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