Comments on: Is There Still Room for Bloomberg? http://www.politicallore.com/politics/election-2008/is-there-still-room-for-bloomberg/159 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:33:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Lee http://www.politicallore.com/politics/election-2008/is-there-still-room-for-bloomberg/159/comment-page-1#comment-7878 Lee Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:50:18 +0000 http://www.politicallore.com/election-2008/is-there-still-room-for-bloomberg/159#comment-7878 Three factors would seem to preclude a Bloomberg run, and all three seem now to have occurred. John McCain as the GOP nominee did not close off a Bloomberg candidacy. McCain's image as an independent has long been eclipsed by his warhawk image. A Clinton-McCain contest would have left Bloomberg a pretty good opening in the middle. But Obama as the Democratic nominee would lock up too many independent voters. Besides, Bloomberg seems to admire Obama and may not want to oppose the first African-American president. Were Clinton to wrest the nomination from Obama, Bloomberg would have a ready-made pool of disaffected Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents. But how to compete against McCain? That's where Chuck Hagel would come in. A Bloomberg-Hagel ticket would project a new foreign policy direction and a clear contast to McCain's "hundred years war" image. But if Hagel is ruled out as a running mate, Bloomberg will have to wait for 2012 if he wants to be president. Three factors would seem to preclude a Bloomberg run, and all three seem now to have occurred. John McCain as the GOP nominee did not close off a Bloomberg candidacy. McCain’s image as an independent has long been eclipsed by his warhawk image. A Clinton-McCain contest would have left Bloomberg a pretty good opening in the middle. But Obama as the Democratic nominee would lock up too many independent voters. Besides, Bloomberg seems to admire Obama and may not want to oppose the first African-American president.

Were Clinton to wrest the nomination from Obama, Bloomberg would have a ready-made pool of disaffected Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents. But how to compete against McCain? That’s where Chuck Hagel would come in. A Bloomberg-Hagel ticket would project a new foreign policy direction and a clear contast to McCain’s “hundred years war” image. But if Hagel is ruled out as a running mate, Bloomberg will have to wait for 2012 if he wants to be president.

]]> By: Michael Bloomberg for President http://www.politicallore.com/politics/election-2008/is-there-still-room-for-bloomberg/159/comment-page-1#comment-7876 Michael Bloomberg for President Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:21:00 +0000 http://www.politicallore.com/election-2008/is-there-still-room-for-bloomberg/159#comment-7876 My armchair speculation is that Bloomberg will keep his options open until the absolute very last minute. He will likely go forward with ballot access. Estimated cost is $10-$15 million. For a man worth $11.5+ billion, it's money he will never notice. This will continue speculation. He will wait for opportunity. He has that luxury. If either or both major candidates have a stumble, he will jump in with both feet. Until then he will sit back and study the numbers. Like yourself, I believe that, as the economy continues to move to the forefront as the major issue for voters, none of the front-runners have any economic credentials between them. He becomes ever more viable. The battle in the Democratic party between Hillary and Obama is sucking all the air out of the room. This being the case, Bloomberg's possible candidacy is not a topic of discussion. If this battle plays out until the Democratic convention, on the one hand, it could leave little air-time for someone like Bloomberg, but on the other hand it could leave both Dem. candidates so battered, and Democrats disenchanted, that a very late entry by a candidate like Bloomberg could still be viable. I could actually see him go through the ballot access motions, and then just wait on the sidelines until 100 days before the election and do a $1 billion media blitz starting in mid July. Or maybe he doesn't see an opening, and decided to sit it out. -Chris Learn more about Bloomberg here: http://www.RunMikeRun.com My armchair speculation is that Bloomberg will keep his options open until the absolute very last minute. He will likely go forward with ballot access. Estimated cost is $10-$15 million. For a man worth $11.5+ billion, it’s money he will never notice.

This will continue speculation.

He will wait for opportunity. He has that luxury. If either or both major candidates have a stumble, he will jump in with both feet. Until then he will sit back and study the numbers.

Like yourself, I believe that, as the economy continues to move to the forefront as the major issue for voters, none of the front-runners have any economic credentials between them.

He becomes ever more viable.

The battle in the Democratic party between Hillary and Obama is sucking all the air out of the room. This being the case, Bloomberg’s possible candidacy is not a topic of discussion.

If this battle plays out until the Democratic convention, on the one hand, it could leave little air-time for someone like Bloomberg, but on the other hand it could leave both Dem. candidates so battered, and Democrats disenchanted, that a very late entry by a candidate like Bloomberg could still be viable.

I could actually see him go through the ballot access motions, and then just wait on the sidelines until 100 days before the election and do a $1 billion media blitz starting in mid July.

Or maybe he doesn’t see an opening, and decided to sit it out.

-Chris

Learn more about Bloomberg here:
http://www.RunMikeRun.com

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