The rumor being fueled by Forbes is that Bloomberg will announce that he’s running for President as an independent shortly after Super Tuesday. Quoting the article:
Folks close to New York City’s twice-elected mayor suggest that he’s made up his mind to end one of the city’s long-running rumors and become an Independent candidate for president.
The date of his announcement? Pencilled in for right after Super Tuesday—Feb. 5. By then Bloomberg would have a pretty good idea of just who would be lining up against his third-party, self-financed billion-dollar campaign.
Let’s see: The GOP field is having to shift to the religious-right to compete against Huckabee’s surge, while the Dems are trying to out-socialist each other to pick up delegates for Denver. Ron Paul’s too nutty to be electable, but at least some of his supporters are going to be a bit energized for a less-autocratic, fiscally-responsible platform candidate….leaving an opening for someone like Bloomberg.
I have, however, been concerned that Bloomberg’s entry could lead to a splintering of Republican voters, opening the door to a Democratic monopoly in Washington…something I’d very much prefer not to see.
Despite that…this campaign year may have just become a lot more interesting.
First question assuming Bloomberg does declare—can he get and sustain the 15% polling threshhold to qualify for the Presidential debates?
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1 Steve // 9 Jan 2008 at 9:54 am
Heck, yeah! Sure he can… This Texan will vote for him., that’s for sure, so chalk up one vote already. He’s a regular guy made good in life through work & smarts, & he eshews conventional party ideology to be real–to be a leader–and to get something done. His political life, and business life, have not been built on hugging the status quo. Go, Mike! “If you see something, say something”!