This is the greatest group of wishy washy has beens assembled in history. The Dems will never win with a majority. Bill won with 42% because of Perot.
No one is seriously going to vote for this guy in any numbers, but Hillary can’t afford to lose NY to Giuliani. It would not only lose her this election, but poison her as a candidate forever. She can escape the stigma of losing the red state of Arkansas because it’s really not her home, but she would never shake the stigma of not winning her “home” state NY.
Bloomberg would not touch Hillary’s socialist supporters, but would siphon off some of the “moderate” Democrats that would vote for Rudy.
If Rudy looks like he won’t get the nomination, then these guys will melt away. Bloomy didn’t get rich by pouring money down the drain. For this reason, I propose we call them Democrat/ Republicans Alligned in Name Only (DRAINO’s)
As you pointed out, this is about New York. Many have posted here that Bloomberg's run would go virtually unnoticed by the rest of the country. While that is true, it misses the whole point of Bloomberg's entry. It's not just about New York, it's ALL about New York and nothing more. The dynamics of a Bloomberg third party run will surely play far differently in New York than here in Ohio.
It also is not directed solely against Giuliani, but against any GOP who emerges victorious from the primary. It's all about siphoning only New York RINOS, independents and cross-over dems from the GOP standard-bearer.