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Dateline: 16 August 2006 Mike Bloomberg is a popular mayor in a city the size of a state. It has more than twice the population of the state which Bill Clinton governed when he ran for the Presidency. A lifelong Democrat he switched to the Republicans in 2001, reportedly to avoid the crowded field in the mayoral primary. He is not beholden to any party or special interest. He funds his own campaigns and outspends his opponents by five or ten to one, without accepting a cent from lobbyists or the taxpayer. Sources close to Bloomberg have suggested he might...

Mayor Bloomberg's decision to give a rousing endorsement to Senator Lieberman's vow to run for election as an independent is stirring speculation on the possibility of the mayor's own independent campaign for the presidency in 2008. Mr. Bloomberg, who is now publicly in the midst of weighing his own bid for the highest office in the land, threw his support behind Mr. Lieberman's third-party candidacy yesterday, saying the country needs "nonpartisan elected officials who think doing the right thing for the public is more important than supporting some party." Mr. Bloomberg said he would gladly campaign for Mr. Lieberman if...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will dispose of his multibillion-dollar business holdings next year by giving much of his fortune to charity and using some of the rest to fund a run for president as an independent, a source close to the mayor tells Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund. But could a Bloomberg candidacy actually succeed? “Certainly, dissatisfaction with both major parties is high, with large numbers of Americans viewing Republicans as unprincipled and less than competent and Democrats as feckless and unserious,” John Fund writes in the Wall Street Journal. “Similar conditions gave rise to Ross Perot...

President Bloomberg? Yes, He Can Win Dick Morris Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Dick Morris: Bloomberg Can Win 2008 Race If Mike Bloomberg runs for president as an independent, he can win. Yes, not just hurt Hillary Clinton or the Republicans, but actually win the White House. Obviously, he has his bank account in his favor. Like Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996, he wouldn't have to convince skeptical donors that a third-party candidate could succeed for the first time in American history. He can cut short the conversation by just writing a mega check. But he can succeed where Perot...

IF Mike Bloomberg runs for president as an independent, he can win. Yes, not just hurt Hillary Clinton or the Republicans, but actually win the White House. Obviously, he has his bank account in his favor. Like Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996, he wouldn't have to convince skeptical donors that a third-party candidate could succeed for the first time in American history. He can cut short the conversation by just writing a mega check. But he can succeed where Perot failed, because he knows how to handle himself in the public spotlight. Bloomberg's years as mayor have fully equipped...

Is Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg weighing a run for president? The answer, depending on where you are these days, could seem to be "maybe." Just about everywhere he goes, Mr. Bloomberg fields a question or two about whether he is interested in a run for the White House. His answer is generally no. Sparring with the New York press corps, Mr. Bloomberg has issued flat denials, tending toward some version of "What part of no don't you understand?" But on Sunday night at a cozier event where apparently just one reporter was present, Mr. Bloomberg appeared to flirt with the...