IronGhost Posted June 20, 2007 #1 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Mayor preparing for Presidential Run? Report: Clinton and Giuliani not happy with announcement WABC Eyewitness News (New York - WABC, June 20, 2007) - He is the ultimate party hopper. Mayor Mike Bloomberg, a lifelong Democrat, then he became a Republican six years ago. And now, it's goodbye to the GOP. The mayor is going independent, now experts wonder, is this another step towards a possible presidential bid? Can you imagine a presidential race with three New Yorker's in it: ® Rudy Giuliani, (D) Hillary Clinton and now Independent Mike Bloomberg. It's a scenario that has people buzzing from coast to coast. Bloomberg made the announcement late Tuesday afternoon. It's a move that's certain to heighten speculation he's running for president to a fever pitch, despite his repeated denials he's running. The billionaire former CEO was a lifelong Democrat before he switched to the Republican party in 2001 for his first mayoral run. He says this voter registration change does not mean he is running for president. "Although my plans for the future haven't changed, I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city," Bloomberg said Tuesday. Bloomberg has increasingly been the subject of speculation that he will run as an independent in 2008, despite his repeated promises to leave politics after the end of his term in 2009. Recently, he fueled the buzz with increasing out-of-state travel, a greater focus on national issues and repeated criticism for the way the country is run by partisan politics. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=...&id=5401393 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrucePrime Posted June 20, 2007 #2 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Bloomberg goes where-ever the wind blows. The winds shifted towards the Republicans, so he moved there. He would move back to the Democrats, but they won't have him. He's dead in the water if he wants to run for president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressStarXVII Posted June 20, 2007 #3 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Bloomberg goes where-ever the wind blows. The winds shifted towards the Republicans, so he moved there. He would move back to the Democrats, but they won't have him. He's dead in the water if he wants to run for president. x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronGhost Posted June 20, 2007 Author #4 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I wouldn't count him out, at least as a spoiler. He's worth $5.5 billion dollars -- he has enough cash to "buy" the Presidency. Anyone who could easily spend 1/2 Billion of his own money on a campaign could be things very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Umbarger Posted June 21, 2007 #5 Share Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) Hey, does anyone else smell the shadow of Perot? I really don't think that he would have much of a chance of winning the Oval Office but, he could pull enough voters from one party to cause a problem. Perot is often blamed for giving us Clinton, one of the very few Presidents elected to office with less than 50% of the votes. Edited June 21, 2007 by Lord Umbarger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Startraveler Posted June 21, 2007 #6 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Actually, aside from both of Clinton's runs, we got a plurality president in all of the following years: 1824, 1844, 1848, 1856, 1860, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1948, 1960, 1968, and of course, 2000. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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