[Eric Blair 2084]

A Bloomberg candidacy means a likely Hillary win (~75-80% chance or so).

Give me a break. His policies are exactly the same as Hillary's. Left wing Big Government Socialism and nanny state paternalism. They're both pro-choice, pro gun grabbing, pro illegal alien, pro Gubmint for the greater good.

They are going for the same voters. Stupid socialists who need Gubmint. Why on earth would any potential Fred Thompson voter be swayed by a left wing loon? He will siphon votes from Hillary.

[no dems]

His policies are exactly the same as Hillary's. Left wing Big Government Socialism and nanny state paternalism. They're both pro-choice, pro gun grabbing, pro illegal alien, pro Gubmint for the greater good.
They are going for the same voters. Stupid socialists who need Gubmint. Why on earth would any potential Fred Thompson voter be swayed by a left wing loon? He will siphon votes from Hillary.

That bore repeating. You are exactly right my friend. The Dems (Hillary, Osama Obama, Howie Dean, James Carville, Keith Olberman......) they're all crapping down both legs about now.

[knyteflyte3]

And what we mean by S.O.B.E.R is to Select Only Bonified Electable Republicans

[romanesq]

My guess is that Bloomberg will position himself as a moderate with competence in Private Enterprise. That is something Hillary can never claim having lived on the public dole her whole adult life.

If you think Bloomberg is going to try to compete with Hillary, I think that’s incorrect. He will attempt to pull voters toward what he defines as the middle.

I’m not saying you are wrong on a host of policy issues. I’m saying that the candidate will not position himself as Shrillary lite. He’ll try to get votes from both sides.

If you are going to spend up to a billion, you are going to shoot for everyone’s support.