Former City Comptroller Bill Thompson last night put to bed speculation that he might run against poll-challenged Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand -- saying he's focusing his sights on a mayoral-campaign rerun in 2013.
"I don't think anyone is going to underestimate me again, I think that's one thing," Thompson told NY1's "Inside City Hall."
He also said he plans to start fund-raising soon.
But he made it clear that he feels "people overestimated the impact of campaign spending" in his race against Mayor Bloomberg, since he lost by fewer than 5 points after the mayor spent $102 million to win a third term.
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