Posted on 06/20/2007 6:36:56 PM PDT by bill1952
Dick Morris: Bloomberg Could Win Presidency
A Michael Bloomberg presidential campaign could prove to be more than just a spoiler in a Democrat versus Republican battle he could actually win the White House as an independent, according to political analyst Dick Morris.
"If Mike Bloomberg decided to run for president, he would have a strong chance of winning the election, Morris told NewsMax after Bloomberg's announcement on Tuesday that he was switching his party status from Republican to unaffiliated.
"As a social liberal and a fiscal conservative, he fits what most Americans want. And unlike Ross Perot, the last independent candidate for president, he is an experienced politician who has succeeded in handling the second toughest press corps in the world in New York City.
"If he ran, he would not just be a spoiler, but would have a serious chance of becoming president.
Bloomberg's departure from the GOP is the latest hint that the New York City mayor is eying a White House run. He has also fueled presidential buzz with increasing out-of-state travel, including a stop in New Hampshire last weekend.
And on Monday he voiced his frustration with the presidential candidates, saying the U.S. is "in trouble because of their refusal to address important issues.
With an estimated worth of more than $5 billion, Bloomberg could easily underwrite a presidential run, just as Perot did in 1992. A Bloomberg campaign "could have a significant impact on the campaign, said independent pollster Scott Rasmussen.
"Nationally, there's a significant segment of the electorate that would give serious consideration to Bloomberg as a candidate.
Bloomberg is definitely no fiscal conservative, or any kind of libertarian.
Hilly ran the table and kicked Lazio's butt in the 2000 election - she won almost every sub-vote handily. She would have won even without nyc.
When was the last time Morris was right about something? I’m serious. Or series. Your choice.
OTOH, he could be looking to break Shrum's record on advising successful campaigns.
Only a moron would vote for Bloomberg.
Morris dislikes social conservatives. The idea that a bloomberg run could actually increase the chances of a conservative (fiscal-social-energy-security) win completely eludes him for that reason. he’s the one that said a few years ago if the GOP wanted to remain relevant it needed to deemphasize the social conservative platform. Too bad he didn’t tell the dems, since they ran around the last election pretending to be the faithful.
Now that McCain’s out, and rudy is slipping while fred is rising. and dems have NO enthusiasm for Hillary even though she’s a woman! he’s desperate for an alternative.
I think Dick was on a trip to The Twilight Zone when he wrote this one. Bloomberg hasn’t got a prayer.
Why does Sean Hannity waste any time with this publicity seeking, foot fetish fool? This guy must love the sound of his own voice. His grotesque New Jersey dialect mixed with his know it all insider attitude is a real negative for Fox and Hannity. Then again, Hannity has his major drawbacks as well. Like, not knowing when to shut the “#$%@* uP”. His cheerleader like ravings mirror Morris’ obnoxious ravings. They both belong together and they both belittle whatever point they are attemting to make.
Ask Bill O’R. They had a dinner bet on Arnold taking the CA governorship.
Bill O put on the feed bag and DM paid.
It would be great news for conservatives if Bloomberg ran.He would do for Hunter-Thompson-even Romney what Perot did for Clinton in 1992.
...per Morris
...if we didn't get on board asap, talk radio and the base would shooting them self in the foot and marginalizing themselves...
How things change in a month
What an awful mental image...hillary and sex in the same sentence.
You could neuter your cat or dog just by exposing them to her picture.
They don't make any Viagra strong enough to counter that thought.
LOL
My apologies.
That is what I think. If Bloomberg runs, it would behoove the Republican party to field a ticket that is clearly conservative and to paint him as another Liberal. It would serve the Dims right. If it weren’t for Perot, Clinton would never have been elected the first time.
LOL...
I place blame for that squarely upon Gilligan. After he withdrew from the Senate race (while leading in the polls), he did little, if anything, to support Lazio, support the Republican Party in the state or to help defeat her.
Lazio jumped in and used his resources as best he could, but Giuliani retained significant campaign contributions that should have been used to defeat the dimocrat party candidate. I believe that Rudy made a calculated decision to keep the campaign contributions he had received to defeat ‘the former president’s significant other’ for his own future political use.
But for 9-11, Rudy would have remained an unpopular former mayor entitled to some small, begrudging acknowledgment of his efforts during the time the crime rate in NYC declined.
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