Slog - Comments on Enter the Bloomberg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg Posted by Ryan S. Jackson New York mayor/billionaire publishing tycoon Michael Bloomberg appears to be quietly trying to round out a campaign team for what may make the electoral ride of Ross Perot seem both fiscally reasonable and utterly sane: Mayor Bloomberg's aides have been reaching out to consultants from his past campaigns about whether they are free for a possible 2008 White House bid - including one who helped make his slick mayoral TV spots, The Post has learned. That Bloomberg aides would look to lock up an ad team dovetails with what the mayor has privately told people... Copyright 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:30:12 -0800 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:34:10 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by el ganador So it's gonna be Obama vs. Huckabee vs. Bloomberg vs. Paul.

Oh god, oh god, oh god! I can't wait! What a giant clusterfuck that will all be.

I can't wait to see how the electoral math works out on that one!

]]> el ganador http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880387 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880387 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:39:35 -0800 Comment by Fnarf A four-party election? Wow. Who wins?

Paul takes mostly away from Republicans and pinhead Naderites. Advantage: Dems. Bloomberg takes away from....who? Who the hell is going to vote for him? Not most Republicans; maybe some of the old-guard Northeast Rockefeller Republicans, if there are any left. I think he hurts the Dems. But can a billion dollars buy credibility? I don't think so. If he spends that much on TV ads, he's just going to look kooky, and oversaturate even people who are disposed favorably towards him. Chance of winning: zero. Chance of screwing up things for everybody: fair.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880393 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880393 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:41:25 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Huckabee's not going to win the nom. He's going to end up in fourth or fifth place. It's between Romney and McCain for the Rs.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880396 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880396 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:42:24 -0800 Comment by blank12357 This electoral season is wide open to a third party candidate. Approval ratings for Bush and the Congress are very low. Bloomberg could pull votes simply by not being more of the same. The person with most to lose from a Bloomberg run is Obama.

]]> blank12357 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880399 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880399 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:44:54 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 You really think "no torture" McCain can pull out to a two-way race?

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880417 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880417 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:52:47 -0800 Comment by josh In the four-way race proposed @1 (Obama vs. Huckabee vs. Bloomberg vs. Paul.), I would vote for Bloomberg in a minute.

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880426 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880426 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:55:46 -0800 Comment by blank12357 Wikipedia says Bloomberg met with Obama on 113007 to discuss running as VP.

]]> blank12357 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880429 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880429 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:57:58 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave i would vote bloomberg in a heartbeat. there is no one i would rather have run.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880435 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880435 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:01:27 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew I'd also consider voting for Bloomberg. He's 100% pro-gay rights and the environment and was always a RINO that they hated anyway.


Plus I don't feel much but revulsion and disgust for the Democrats after the miserable performance of the failed Democratic Congress, and a third party may be the only way to get our insane country back on track.

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880475 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880475 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:20:34 -0800 Comment by Original Monique agreed with 8 & 9. I would vote Bloombery with no hesitation. The man is smart, Poe probably thinks he's sexy, and he is fiscally responsible while still maintaining civil liberties.

Goddamn I hope he runs. Would make the Reps and Dems actually take a STANCE.

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880499 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880499 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:38:48 -0800 Comment by left coast I would vote for Bloomberg if I were allowed. The first problem with this democracy is the two-party system, but any scenario that might end with the RNC getting stronger frightens me. I'm still not convinced that Rove and Cheney's plan ends with peacefully turning over power.

]]> left coast http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880542 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880542 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:08:39 -0800 Comment by Colton His campaign slogan could be, "Bloomberg: another Mayor of New York, but better"

]]> Colton http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880556 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880556 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:22:37 -0800 Comment by High-Rise "You bet I did... And I liked it."

]]> High-Rise http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880558 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880558 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:22:52 -0800 Comment by JMR and he is fiscally responsible while still maintaining civil liberties.

Unless the civil liberty in question involves smoking a cigarette.

]]> JMR http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880567 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880567 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:33:57 -0800 Comment by JMR People talk about money poisoning politics, but Mayor Mike (and I was living in NYC when he squashed Ferrer for re-election) simply took the attitude that he was funding himself and was thus incorruptible. Did whatever the hell he thought was right, and let the chips fall wherever.

]]> JMR http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880571 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880571 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:38:50 -0800 Comment by jkjk given those options I would vote obama or bloomberg. I would need details... does bloomberg have a health plan?

]]> jkjk http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880623 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:20:32 -0800 Comment by Phoebe I see this happening if Clinton wins the nomination. With her negatives, it opens up a lot of opportunities for getting the votes of people who really do not want to vote for her. People like me.

]]> Phoebe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880666 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:00:35 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave JMR, smokers are last on the list of people whose civil liberties need protecting. Oh no, you can't exercise your right to ingest nicotine in a way that is convenient for you, wah wah wah. no slippery slope problems either.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880676 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880676 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:07:44 -0800 Comment by RainMan A third party would definitely make things more interesting. I would probably stick with Obama or Edwards, but Hillary vs Bloomberg would make me stop and think.

Like @16, I want details. What ARE his plans for health care? And what is he planning to do about the vanishing middle class? I'm glad he's gay friendly and pro-environment, but how he stacks up against the eventual Democratic nominee on a number of issues is what will influence my vote.

]]> RainMan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880711 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880711 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:51:35 -0800 Comment by Andrew MacRae Help us Draft Mike Bloomberg at http://www.uniteformike.com ! We need a strong Independent option!

]]> Andrew MacRae http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880808 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880808 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:03:07 -0800 Comment by boo um, he's gay friendly-ish. he had the power to start offering marriage licenses and yet he decided to keep pushing it to the supremes where we got fucked over.

]]> boo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880815 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c880815 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:10:36 -0800 Comment by chi type Why would that be a disaster?
God forbid we should have more than two parties that half the time seem like the same party.

]]> chi type http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c881367 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c881367 2008 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:28:50 -0800 Comment by Orv @9: The Democratic congress has failed because they need 60 votes in the Senate to overcome Republican filibusters and Presidential vetos. The answer to this is not to vote against Democrats; it's to elect more of them so they get the needed supermajority.

]]> Orv http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c881511 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c881511 2008 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:49:12 -0800 Comment by K X One

I have zero confidance the Dems would do any better with a supermajority, they'd still be spineless millionaire corporate lap dogs only paying slightly more lip service to the people of this country or what is best for the country than the fundie nutbags.


]]> K X One http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c881530 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c881530 2008 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:02:40 -0800 Comment by Orv @24: Well, we'd have more money for children's healthcare and a deadline for troop withdrawal by now, if they had enough votes to override a veto. I suppose that's probably not good enough for you, but it's hard to argue it isn't "better."

]]> Orv http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c881539 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c881539 2008 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:06:32 -0800 Comment by Michael Bloomberg The more the merrier. I personally think Mike Bloomberg will make a great president. But no matter what one's political leanings are, people all over seem very unhappy with their choices. A third party run that breaks the two-party duopoly control of the US Government would be good for everyone (except the career politicians). Michael Bloomberg has the money to do his on his own, and that is the only way it could be done. He is the right man at the right time. Run Mike Run.

http://www.RunMikeRun.com

I hope Ron Paul gets in the race too. We need more and better options.

]]> Michael Bloomberg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c885169 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/enter_the_bloomberg#c885169 2008 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:34:10 -0800