We’ve told you before that it seemed strange how much Steve Minarik — Monroe County’s street-fighting man of the Republican party — fawns over Michael Bloomberg — Manhattan’s well-respected man about town, formerly of the Republican party. Well, we don’t know for sure that he’s still backing Bloomberg but it does look like he’s the only prominent local Republican who hasn’t jumped aboard the “Straight-Talk Express” (via the new WHAM political blog):

A number of county party chairs officially endorsed McCain today.

One conspicuously has not, according to a McCain supporter who called me today. It appears Monroe County’s GOP chairman has not jumped on board.

Steve Minarik has been quiet about this election. Last I knew, he had pledged his support to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, should the New York City mayor enter the race.

I’m not sure what Minarik gains from a Bloomberg candidacy — other members of my sewing circle have their opinions about this — but such a candidacy is appearing increasingly unlikely (from a Washington Post political chat earlier this week):

Jonathan Weisman: Stop it already. Bloomberg is not running. I never have believed he would run and I still don’t.

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