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I realize this is a short article and it's purely speculation but could bring an interesting dynamic to the 2008 presidential elections. I had no idea who Bloomberg was until this article and have been reading about him and his views; from what I can tell he sounds like an ideal 3rd party candidate for the election based on his views. I will conceed that mayoral experience is limited and seems very similar to Rudy. Keep in mind he would only consider a run if extremists are nominated on both sides.
Personally I hesitant to endorse a Republican because of their poor fiscal management over the last 6 years (this should not be rewarded) but the Democrats I wanted (Warner, Bayh) aren't running. All the people in the race seem to have a significant policy flaw I just cannot seem to support.
Bloomberg's views
A Republican who's legacy was effective education reform, suports legal same-sex marriage, implemented smoking bans in bars/clubs, banned trans-fat from restaurants, endorses rights of illegal immigrants, reduced crime, supports gun control, set aside a retiree health fund, raised taxes after 9/11 to stabilize finances, record surpluses, aggressive economic development strategy, focus on poverty reduction, increased funding for affordable housing.
Now that's a Republican I would be more than willing to support (especially as an independent) :thumbsup:
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Personally I hesitant to endorse a Republican because of their poor fiscal management over the last 6 years (this should not be rewarded) but the Democrats I wanted (Warner, Bayh) aren't running. All the people in the race seem to have a significant policy flaw I just cannot seem to support.
Bloomberg's views
A Republican who's legacy was effective education reform, suports legal same-sex marriage, implemented smoking bans in bars/clubs, banned trans-fat from restaurants, endorses rights of illegal immigrants, reduced crime, supports gun control, set aside a retiree health fund, raised taxes after 9/11 to stabilize finances, record surpluses, aggressive economic development strategy, focus on poverty reduction, increased funding for affordable housing.
Now that's a Republican I would be more than willing to support (especially as an independent) :thumbsup:
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ABC News' Gary Langer Reports: At an event last night sponsored by the New York Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Ester Fuchs - a Columbia University professor and, until recently, an adviser to New York Mayor Bloomberg - speculated that Bloomberg would run for president as an independent if both parties nominated candidates from their "extreme wings."
The example she gave was Romney and Edwards. With those two as their parties' nominees, she said, it was, in her view, "80 percent probable" that Bloomberg would run. He'd have to be convinced that there was enough space between the two nominees for an independent to drive through.
Clearly this was Fuchs' own hunch, not any approved pronouncement. But she is in a position to know something about Bloomberg's thinking. She was his "special adviser for governance and strategic planning" in his first term, then served on his re-election campaign as policy adviser for the second-term agenda, and was appointed by Bloomberg to serve as chair of the city's Charter Revision Commission.