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Bloomberg, key moderates to brainstorm on third-party Presidential bid
NY Daily News ^ | 12/31/07 | ADAM LISBERG

Posted on 12/31/2007 8:22:52 AM PST by jimbo123

Mayor Bloomberg will join a group of fed-up bipartisan bigwigs in Oklahoma next week to urge that our next President rise above partisan gridlock - giving Bloomberg a potential launching pad for a presidential bid.

The two former senators who started the group told the Daily News that America needs a President to bring the country together - and if the Republicans or Democrats can't do it, they're prepared to back Bloomberg.

"He's shown the ability to bring people together," said one of the hosts, former Sen. David Boren (D-Okla.), now president of the University of Oklahoma. "He brings to the table a tremendous wealth of personal experience, and his commitment to bipartisanship is very strong."

Boren and former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) told The News that the meeting is a serious gathering of moderates, not a Bloomberg-for-President meeting in disguise - but he wouldn't rule out backing Bloomberg if he runs.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008election; bloomberg; brainfart; hillary; perot; rino; thirdparty
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To: jimbo123

I’ve watched a Global business video by business leaders and Bloomberg made a good case for a meritocracy. His offices have no walls or barriers and he seems to think no one is smart enough to be the absolute decider. I like his approach in business, but I don’t know if it would work in Washington.


41 posted on 12/31/2007 9:21:50 AM PST by kipita (“Love” is to humanity as gravitons are to an infinite # of universes.)
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To: samtheman

The anti-Hillary democrats have 4 choices if they can’t bring themselves to vote for Hillary.

1. stay home (bad for GOP, bad for Democrats)

2. vote democrat for congress, boycott president (bad for GOP)

3. vote democrat for congress, hold nose and vote GOP for president (good for GOP)

4. vote democrat for congress and vote Bloomberg/Nunn for president (bad for GOP)

We need #3 in order to win in the swing states. #4 dooms us to a Hillary presidency.


42 posted on 12/31/2007 9:22:11 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123
Keep in mind that Bloomberg's strongest appeal would be in states where the Democrats already have their strongest appeal. Even if that ticket manages to get 30% of the "anti-Hillary" vote, almost all of those votes will come from states in the Northeast . . . which only means a bunch of "blue" states turn "dark blue."

I can't think of a single "red" state that will suddenly turn blue just because some nanny-state billionaire from New York City is in the race.

43 posted on 12/31/2007 9:25:13 AM PST by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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To: jimbo123

Anti-Hillary democrats.

Do you realize what you’re saying?

You’re talking about people who would NEVER EVER EVER EVER vote Republican.

So them staying home doesn’t hurt Republicans, only Democrats.

And them voting Democrat in any race doesn’t change anything, since that’s the only thing they ever were going to do.

The only variable becomes Bloomberg.

If Dems vote for Bloomberg that votes the Dems will never get (and votes the Repubs were never GOING to get, ever, ever, ever).

I am mystified you how don’t understand that.


44 posted on 12/31/2007 9:25:45 AM PST by samtheman
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To: Alberta's Child; jimbo123
I can't think of a single "red" state that will suddenly turn blue just because some nanny-state billionaire from New York City is in the race.
Thank you!
45 posted on 12/31/2007 9:26:53 AM PST by samtheman
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To: Laptop_Ron

Anderson got 5,719,850 votes (6.61%)

(1980 Presidential Election Results)

http://uselectionatlas.org/

And this map is BLUE for Republicans as it was in the MSM until the recent 2 elections. The operator of the site didn’t want to regenerate all of his maps to suit the whims of the MSM house organ of the DNC.


46 posted on 12/31/2007 9:28:43 AM PST by weegee (If Bill Clinton can sit in on Hillary's Cabinet Meetings then GWBush should ask to get to sit in too)
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To: jimbo123
And the next chapter of the CLINTON PLAYBOOK is opened.

They know Hillary will be lucky to get 45% of the vote, so the plan is to get a 2008 PEROT team together to siphon just enough votes.

Let's not kid ourselves people, Conservatives are a minority in this country -- My guess is 35% Liberal, 30% Conservative, 35% Moderate. We have to have a portion of thos moderates to win, They won;t vote for Hillary so the Clinton's will give them someone to vote for.

Hillary will get 40-45%, Republican will get 38-42%, Blooomers will get the rest and it will be just enough to give Hillary the WH.

It worked in 1992, and it will work in 2008.

47 posted on 12/31/2007 9:29:45 AM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: jimbo123

What a bland melange of former nothings who are currently nowhere and are barely remembered and not missed in the slightest


48 posted on 12/31/2007 9:32:44 AM PST by Postman
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To: commish

It’s all about New York City. Bloomberg needs a democrat congress and a democrat president. It’s not surprising that Bloomberg is crying about gridlock...


49 posted on 12/31/2007 9:33:56 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123
America needs a President to bring the country together

Gungrabbers don't qualify. ....and Bloomy out-does even Rudy in this regard.

50 posted on 12/31/2007 9:35:06 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: jimbo123

Oh, my! Bloomberg is absolutely abysmal. How he claims to be Republican is beyond me, since he shares almost none of the traditional Republican values. If big government socialism is considered “moderate” these days, we’re in deep trouble.


51 posted on 12/31/2007 9:35:25 AM PST by CitizenUSA
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To: samtheman

Ras has actually polled on this several times. His results show Bloomie taking more from the GOP than the RATS and giving Hillary the election.


52 posted on 12/31/2007 9:42:04 AM PST by freespirited (Still a proud member of the Stupid Party. It beats the Evil Party any day of the week.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Flashback to Perot’s 1992 impact on state-by-state results:

http://www.presidentelect.org/e1992.html

Interesting how Bloomberg’s coalition of DRAINOS matches up with this map.


53 posted on 12/31/2007 9:43:53 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: CitizenUSA

He doesnt claim to be Republican anymore (if only he would admit that he just called himself that so he could run for mayor). He’s an independent now.

He does whatever serves his purpose. Proves that nannies can be sleazy too.


54 posted on 12/31/2007 9:45:08 AM PST by freespirited (Still a proud member of the Stupid Party. It beats the Evil Party any day of the week.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Flashback to Perot’s impact on 1996 state-by-state results:

http://www.presidentelect.org/e1996.html


55 posted on 12/31/2007 9:46:50 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Heavy losers.


56 posted on 12/31/2007 9:47:29 AM PST by boomop1
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To: Alberta's Child

“I can’t think of a single “red” state that will suddenly turn blue just because some nanny-state billionaire from New York City is in the race.”

Florida comes to mind for me. Bloomberg has the potential to be very popular in Boca Raton and Broward County. Those fiscally-conservative, socially-liberal, mostly-Jewish voters proved to be a very important swing factor in recent elections (with many voting Gore/Lieberman in 2000, and then switching to W in 2004).


57 posted on 12/31/2007 9:50:15 AM PST by nj26 (Border Security=Homeland Security. Put Our Military on the Border! (Proud2BNRA))
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To: Laptop_Ron
“Today, we are a house divided,” Yes, and a third party run by Bloomberg would further divide it.

Bloomberg is a stealth Dem. Only by New York standards would he be considered a conservative. The Dems want somebody who will split the Republican vote in 2008, as Perot split it earlier, so that the Dem candidate can be elected

58 posted on 12/31/2007 9:50:58 AM PST by PapaBear3625
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To: nj26

Exactly. Bloomberg’s job is to siphon off enough Florida independent/hillary-averse voters to get Hillary elected.

It’s all about New York. And it’s all about Florida..


59 posted on 12/31/2007 9:52:35 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: PapaBear3625

“Bloomberg is a stealth Dem. Only by New York standards would he be considered a conservative. The Dems want somebody who will split the Republican vote in 2008, as Perot split it earlier, so that the Dem candidate can be elected”

I personally know several Obama-supporting Democrats who say that they “can’t vote” for Hillary in the general election (given concerns about her honesty, etc). Bloomberg will provide them with an alternative short of voting GOP.


60 posted on 12/31/2007 9:53:24 AM PST by nj26 (Border Security=Homeland Security. Put Our Military on the Border! (Proud2BNRA))
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