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Blackhatjack
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Tue Dec-11-07 12:36 AM Original message |
WHAT IF? "Michael Bloomberg Announced Today He's Running For President As An Independent"... |
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aquart
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Tue Dec-11-07 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. He said NO. Deal with it. |
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Blackhatjack
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Tue Dec-11-07 12:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well I guess you did not read the OP --I did not ask if he was going to run. I asked what if? |
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Yupster
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. What would his attraction be? |
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fujiyama
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Tue Dec-11-07 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think he knows that a potential independent bid would fuck over Dems more than pukes |
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Blackhatjack
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Tue Dec-11-07 12:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. He seems to be more of a traditional moderate Repub than a Democrat in his positions... |
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still_one
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Tue Dec-11-07 01:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. It wouldn't be just republicans. He can't stand guiliani, and he left the republican party |
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fujiyama
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Tue Dec-11-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. There aren't many moderate republicans left |
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CoffeeCat
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Tue Dec-11-07 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. Very interesting questions and discussion... |
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Blackhatjack
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Tue Dec-11-07 01:02 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Obama is one of several Bloomberg has broke bread with lately... |
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OHdem10
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Tue Dec-11-07 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. Some pundits and columnists think we also have a group of |
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still_one
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Tue Dec-11-07 01:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. A third party candidate like Bloomberg in my view would force it to the house |
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Yupster
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I can't imagine what state Blomberg would win? |
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saltpoint
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. It could be, though, that his goal is not to win X number of states but to |
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still_one
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Tue Dec-11-07 05:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. It is a moot point since he isn't running, but New York for one /nt |
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fujiyama
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Tue Dec-11-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Is he more popular than Hillary? |
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Blackhatjack
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Tue Dec-11-07 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
10. Without Public Campaign Finance Reform, Bloomberg has the best chance of a 3rd Party Candidate... |
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Blackhatjack
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Tue Dec-11-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. The great drawback to running a successful 3rd Party Campaign is .... |
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Blackhatjack
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Wed Dec-12-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. ...And Now There Are Reports Bloomberg AND Gore are Meeting...n/t |
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saltpoint
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. Bloomberg appears ready to make the race. And he has been saving up |
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Cosmocat
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Tue Dec-11-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Ah ... |
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saltpoint
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
14. Happy to cast a rec vote on this thread, Blackhatjack. It's the stuff of |
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Occam Bandage
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
16. He'd pull 15%, and whichever major-party candidate that lost would (possibly rightly) bitch about it |
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Azathoth
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
17. The MSM would go bonkers, the rest of the country would shrug its shoulders |
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dmosh42
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
18. He would be just another rich guy..... |
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SoCalDem
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Tue Dec-11-07 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
19. yawn...n/t |
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Canuckistanian
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Wed Dec-12-07 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
26. He would become the Right's Ralph Nader |
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