He sounded his campaign's theme: that City Hall needs new leadership, less shackled to the wealthy constituencies and business interests that have dominated during the tenure of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Even other "outsider" candidates like Barry Goldwater and George McGovern had wealthy constituencies that dug into their deep pockets.
Mitch McConnell, Rush Limbaugh and the Republicans are gearing up for a campaign to commandeer the stimulus, banking and housing/mortgage reform plans, not to benefit the middle class, but to benefit their wealthiest constituency and scapegoat minorities.
Labour has staged a major upset by taking one of the wealthiest constituencies in London, from the incumbent Conservative candidate Victoria Borwick, in a dramatic result 24 hours after polling closed.
The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP.
The publication of the Union guidelines met with particular fury among Israelis like Finance Minister Yair Lapid, the leader of a party whose largely wealthy, secular constituency is particularly concerned about the prospect of isolation from Europe.
The count in the extremely wealthy central London constituency of Kensington was suspended following a request for a third recount, because staff were too tired.
Westminster City Council, which has a large constituency of wealthy homeowners to placate, has a reputation for enthusiastic enforcement of its own regulations.
