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‘Just What Dems Need: A Ralph Nader, With Money’
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 01/10/2008 2:22:06 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

Would a Mike Bloomberg presidential candidacy be the Dems' worst nightmare? Yes, according to Bill Schneider. The CNN Senior Political Analyst described the NYC Mayor in terms that should make Hillary Clinton's blood run cold: "a Ralph Nader, with money."

Schneider offered his analysis at 4:40 PM ET today on the Situation Room.

View video here.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2008; billschneider; mikebloomberg; rossperot; thirdparty
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1 posted on 01/10/2008 2:22:08 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; YaYa123; MEG33; ...

Schneider says Bloomberg candidacy would hurt Dems. Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 01/10/2008 2:22:47 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Finally! Conservative comedy: http://youtube.com/newsbusted)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Until this retro bate with money says yes I will continue to ignore him.


3 posted on 01/10/2008 2:24:13 PM PST by rocksblues (Just enforce the law!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Shocking coming from the Clinton News Network.

The conventional wisdom is the ex RINO would attract current RINOs or “independent” RINOs and hurt the GOP.


4 posted on 01/10/2008 2:25:49 PM PST by The South Texan (The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

my dream third party candidate is ALGORE running on the Green Ticket... That would fracture the Dems bigtime and hand the election to the R candidate on a silver platter.


5 posted on 01/10/2008 2:26:03 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Bloomberg wouldn’t be a candidate, he would be an attention whore.


6 posted on 01/10/2008 2:27:51 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Bill Schneider has been a disinformation specialist for as long as I can remember on CNN. He’s insufferable to listen to.

I’m sure he’d love nothing more than to see Bloomberg run, splitting the already splintered field in the RP Primaries even more.

His spin on polls and events is second only to the Clintons.


7 posted on 01/10/2008 2:29:08 PM PST by DoughtyOne (< fence >< sound immigration policies >< /weasles >< /RINOs >< /Reagan wannabees that are liberal >)
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To: The South Texan
Conventional wisdom from whom? A loony liberal?

Only those from the Social States of the N.E. would vote for this leftist, and any others who are that far left aren’t going to vote for any republican.

8 posted on 01/10/2008 2:30:40 PM PST by bill1952 (The right to buy weapons is the right to be free)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
It wouldn't bug me in the least to see a captain of industry, Michael Bloomberg, run the country. He's also a fellow alum, Johns Hopkins University...

I would also support a McCain/Romney run because McCain is strong on defense and Romney is a captain of industry. BUT all of them would need to know in no uncertain terms that the illegal alien problem needs to be dealt with --> pronto --> deportation... and a security fence.

9 posted on 01/10/2008 2:30:40 PM PST by xtinct (I was the next door neighbor kid's imaginary friend.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I think this analysis is wrong. He will hurt the Repubs more. He currently has an “R” in front of his name, and more importantly, the Republicans are 2-term incumbents in the White House, so the Dems are much more motivated to unify than either the Dems in 2000 or the Repubs this year.


10 posted on 01/10/2008 2:31:26 PM PST by dinoparty
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To: xtinct
It wouldn't bug me in the least to see a captain of industry, Michael Bloomberg, run the country.

LOL! not quite on the right forum...


11 posted on 01/10/2008 2:32:32 PM PST by bill1952 (The right to buy weapons is the right to be free)
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To: dinoparty

Bloomberg would not hurt the Republicans in the least.

Nobody right of lenin is voting for this nut unless they already happen to be in a cobalt blue state.


12 posted on 01/10/2008 2:34:04 PM PST by bill1952 (The right to buy weapons is the right to be free)
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To: xtinct

“It wouldn’t bug me in the least to see a captain of industry, Michael Bloomberg, run the country.”

Put down the chardonnay.


13 posted on 01/10/2008 2:41:20 PM PST by toddlintown (Five bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss..)
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To: The South Texan

Most of Bloomberg’s support would come from well to do Left leaning”independents”who would otherwise go for Hillary or Obama.
Good news for the GOP.


14 posted on 01/10/2008 2:43:58 PM PST by Riverman94610
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

There is no way Hillary can win a two-way race because her negatives are over 50%. I want Hillary to lose, therefore I want a two-way race.

I am not saying Hillary will win a three-way race with Bloomberg in the mix. But I am saying it is possible she could. Therefore I do not want a three-way race.

I don’t want to hurt Hillary more than beating her. If she gets 38% of the vote instead of 48% of the vote in a two-way race, I don’t care. As long as she loses.


15 posted on 01/10/2008 2:44:11 PM PST by gridlock (300 Million Americans will not be elected President in 2008. Hillary Clinton will be one of them.)
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To: xtinct

How do you feel about his 2nd Amendment views?


16 posted on 01/10/2008 2:45:40 PM PST by Riverman94610
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To: DoughtyOne

Ditto!


17 posted on 01/10/2008 2:46:30 PM PST by torchthemummy (“America Will Not Reject Abortion Until America Sees Abortion” -Father Frank Pavone)
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To: DoughtyOne

Ditto!


18 posted on 01/10/2008 2:47:29 PM PST by torchthemummy (“America Will Not Reject Abortion Until America Sees Abortion” -Father Frank Pavone)
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To: xtinct

Now that’s down right Funny. McCain and you’re going to make him understand the illegal alien problem. McCain is not the type of guy that accepts YOUR input. He does what he believes is right. When he’s in the whitehouse, Amnesty will be a FACT. Count on it. He doesn’t have the personality to be told his wrong, sit down, shut up and do it our way. He’ll build 100 miles of Virtual fence, declare america safe and pass sweeping amnesty bills.


19 posted on 01/10/2008 2:49:29 PM PST by Robbin
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To: dinoparty
He currently has an “R” in front of his name

I think he exchanged that back again for an "I"?

20 posted on 01/10/2008 3:02:55 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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