[sarasmom]

May every RINO in the nation follow his lead!

[Theodore R.]

Why would a RINO follow him though when RINOs totally dominate this party? Heck, even “Vacant” Trent Lott is really a RINO too.

[cynwoody]

May every RINO in the nation follow his lead!

Question is, do the RINOs split the vote with Shrillery or with Rudy McRomneyson?

[XR7]

May every RINO in the nation follow his lead!

[floriduh voter]

I’m not a RINO and I left the GOP way before Bloomberg did.

[indcons]

Best post on this thread.

[SmoothTalker]

I never knew he was.

[The_Reader_David]

I’m not so sure: this looks like Hillary found her Perot. If Bloomberg can siphon off enough GOP votes, yes votes from RINOs but RINOs who still wouldn’t have voted for Hillary, she gets the White House, and we get another four (or eight) years of the Clintons working to destroy Western Civilization.

[Marysecretary]

Indeed! And may his possible decision to run for President harm the liberal democrat party.

[Mister Politics]

Like I said, a Bloomberg candidacy would doom the GOP.

SurveyUSA pits New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg against the top three Republicans (Giuliani, McCain, Romney) and top two Democrats (Clinton, Obama) in 16 key states and makes these observations:

Bloomberg is not yet running, and has not yet spent any of his fortune, but at this hour, a Bloomberg 3rd-Party candidacy hurts Republicans.

Bloomberg siphons enough Republican votes to flip red states Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and New Mexico blue.

There are two instances in which a Bloomberg 3rd-Party run flips a blue state to red, compared to 27 instances where a red state flips to blue.

Should Bloomberg enter the race, and should Bloomberg begin to spend money, and should Bloomberg begin to form non-traditional coalitions, these dynamics may well alter. For now, his candidacy helps color more of the map blue.