Billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is quietly considering a potential self-financed independent campaign for the Presidency. Michael D. Shear of the Washington Post reports:
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a self-made billionaire, has told friends more than once that his definition of good financial planning is making sure the check to the undertaker bounces when it's finally time to go.
So how does a billionaire spend all his money before he dies? In Bloomberg's case, he just might drop a cool half-billion on a long-shot bid to become the nation's first modern president from outside the two major political parties.* * * * *
Publicly, the Democrat-turned-Republican professes no interest in the top job at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. But the founder of the Bloomberg financial news empire has dropped enough hints and has had enough tantalizing discussions with potential supporters that people who observe the city's politics for a living are convinced he is at least thinking about it.
Read the whole article at the link above. I think most of the country will find Bloomberg anm unattractive candidate, but it makes sense for him to consider running now. As we've noted previously, this is the first cycle since 1924 with no sitting President OR Vice President in the race for either party, so it is as wide-open an electoral battlefield as is likely to occur for a long time.
Hat-tip to Ankle Biting Pundits for pointing to this story.
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This is the same idiot who ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by spurwing plover | March 26, 2007 11:40 PM | Score: 0 (4 votes cast)
This is the same idiot who wants to spread the BIG ROTTEN APPLES worthless gun control through the entire USA why dont he consiter running for the king of shmoland
1. Posted by spurwing plover | March 26, 2007 11:40 PM |
Score: 0 (4 votes cast)
Posted on March 26, 2007 23:40
2. Posted by The Exposer | March 26, 2007 11:46 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Let him run. The more ultraliberal kooks in the Presidential race, the better. He'll take votes from Hillary.
2. Posted by The Exposer | March 26, 2007 11:46 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on March 26, 2007 23:46
3. Posted by Jeff | March 27, 2007 3:39 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I think he is a fairly competent adminstrator, but his sort of nanny state liberalism is a major problem for me.
I wonder how well he would do. I think most of the Pubbie and Dems will be committed to their candidate and I don't see any great appeal to independents or people who have not voted. Even though he calls himself a Republican, I think he will take more votes from the Dem candidate. He is even more liberal than Guilliani without the national hero/defender of america street cred that Rudy has.
3. Posted by Jeff | March 27, 2007 3:39 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on March 27, 2007 15:39
4. Posted by Joseph O | March 27, 2007 10:27 PM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Opportunity for Election Reform to be picked up as a serious platform. Time to level the playing field for indies to compete. That brings fair ballot access, public campaign funding and media access/debate inclusion. Why shouldn't the public hear from more voices and be offered more choices?
4. Posted by Joseph O | March 27, 2007 10:27 PM |
Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Posted on March 27, 2007 22:27
5. Posted by spurwing plover | March 30, 2007 10:03 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Blooming idiot bloomburg stilll a clueless liberal dweeb who prefers to blame neigboring states instead of his own incompetence for the murder rate
5. Posted by spurwing plover | March 30, 2007 10:03 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on March 30, 2007 10:03