On the evening of March 4, the Brooklyn Republican Party voted overwhelmingly to let Mayor Michael Bloomberg run in the New York city Republican primary in September 2009. Bloomberg needs permission from the committees in at least three of the five boroughs, because he is a registered independent, not a registered Republican. His strong showing in Brooklyn makes it likely that he will also receive permission from at least two other borough committees.
Well maybe he shouldn’t have left the party in the first place.
The Republican organizations in New York City have a history of allowing candidates to run on their ballot line despite deviance from Republican positions. LaGuardia was the Republican candidate for Mayor three times, twice after backing FDR for President. The Republicans in New York know they are outnumbered, and if they don’t opportunistically back a popular candidate, the Democrats will control city hall.