Conveniently, those are issues Rudy himself supports.
Well, this move presents a nice dilemma for the Rudy supporters. They say the only reason they support Rudy is because he’s the only one that can win. I have doubts that’s the only reason for some of them.... If a Liberal Dem runs like Hill from N.Y., and a Liberal “Indy” like Bloomberg runs from N.Y., just how likely is it Rudy tops both of them in a national race and retains conservatives?
Yeah, I think we all know the answer to that.
Conservatives are on the right track for victory. Let those two fight and divide the liberal vote. We nominate a conservative, retain the South, and have a good chance of picking off the MidWest full of reagan conservative Dems.
Actually, in the unlikely event that these three really were the General Election candidates, I think it would be very, very likely that we'd end up with President Rudy.
But I doubt that Rudy gets the nomination in any case -- and I have strong doubts that Hillary will, either.
I think you are basically right. Blooomberg’s availablity further erodes Rudy’s electability argument and enhances Fred Thompson’s electability. If Bloomberg does run, he will take 3 votes from Hillary for every one he takes from Thompson. He will not threaten Fred in any Red States but, if he catches on, he will destroy Hillary in Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey and probably a half dozen other blue states that she cannot afford to lose.
If Rudy were the nominee, Bloomberg (along with an inevitable social conservative third party candidate) would sink him for sure
That said, Bloomberg is a very unappealing candidate who will likely have little impact.