From the Post article:
TEAM SPIRIT: Mayor Bloomberg will join Gary Hart and Christie Todd Whitman in Oklahoma to call for more bipartisanship in the '08 race.
"But if we don't see a refocusing of the campaign on a bipartisan approach, I would feel I would want to encourage an independent candidacy."
Other attendees will include Democratic former Sens. Sam Nunn (Georgia) and Sen. Chuck Robb (Virginia), and Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska.
Would be an interesting race if his money backed some combination of Boren, Robb, Nunn and Hagel against Mrs. Clinton and Rudolph.
This group seems to be comprised of quite a few Southern/Western democrats who probably can’t stand to see the way their party has gone loony lefty.
But taking the middle out this go-around could prove to be interesting. I have a feeling many hard-core Democrats suffer from ABH (Anybody But Hillary)syndrome, so an Independent run might actually pull more of them this time than it would from our side.
Then one has to consider the cheat factor and the fact that they've gotten extremely good at manufacturing votes.
I’m not seeing any interest for Bloomberg in the blogosphere.
My question is: Why do they want it?
While getting ready to go the office this morning and watching a little blurb about this on Fox, my wife responded with a very sincere, “...who is Michael Bloomberg?” She genuinely had no clue who he was. This is a great example of what the national response will be.
Not another Rockfeller Republican... I really can’t see who Bloomberg even appeals to.
More puff pieces to get Bloomie to spend a billion dollars on the MSM.
Bloomy has done a good job with New York - with the glaring exception of his need to control the way we live our lives (can you say “smoking ban?”). But you gotta admit - he started it and now it has mushroomed to global proportions.
He is a consummate businessman who has done a good job of keeping the city fiscally on track. He is running the city as a non-partisan, and for this town I think that is what is needed.
But for the life of me I don’t know who would ever vote for him in a Presidential election. If I had to venture a guess, I would say moderate Democrats - but never enough to matter. I highly doubt he could take his home city, and any votes he does take from uber-left Manhattan he’d be taking form the Dem candidate. He’s respected - but far from loved here, the way Rudy was, or Koch was.
I just don’t see him impacting a Presidential race in any negative way for Republicans - or Dems, for that matter.
If you want to fear a non-partisan ticket, fear McCain/Lieberman: they would get a lot of votes, imho.
Only if foaming-mouthed, lunatic gun-grabbers can be classified as “independents.”
Republicans? There ain't no stinkin' Republicans...in that group!
Bloomberg was born on 3rd base thinking he hit a triple. To his credit, he did not make things worse.
Politics are too polarized! There ought to be ONE party everyone can vote for!
Boren, Nunn, Robb, Hagel. There’s a crew. Gay guy, pervert, losers.
Bloomberg looks like a real statesman next to them! Which is exactly why he’s meeting with them.
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I can’t imagine what Republican could vote for Bloomberg.
>>>and former New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman, a Republican who came under fire as President Bush’s EPA chief for her response to 9/11.
Christie Todd backing a Bloomberg run. Makes me think Giuliani will be dropping out?