February 4th, 2008
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- Bloomberg weighs in on presidential race — Newsday.com -
- High-Tech Campaign Is Eyed If Bloomberg Enters Race - February 4, 2008 - The New York Sun -
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February 4th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I just wonder why Bloomberg would wait so long unless he is hoping to just influence the debate with just being in the “wings” to run? If the nominees for the Dems and Repubs are clear cut after tomorrow, I don’t see any advantage to wait. Unless he has no intentions to run. In any event, we’ll keep building and hoping!!
February 4th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Bloomberg in no rush on Decision 08
From the AP today
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5izinQos18ZF8h0q5LJjf0VpGmj5wD8UJNK083
February 4th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
With McCain and Mitt trying to “out-conservative” one another and Hillary and Obama holding the “lets see who can cut and run from Iraq the quickest” sweepstakes - we need the Mayor’s presence more than ever to inject decisions based on the common sense center rather than ideological pandering to the Redstate and Daily Kos crowd.
I have a feeling that both primaries may go on for a while after tomorrow. There may just be room for a Bloomberg run yet.
February 4th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I’m kind of curious about the dynamics of a McCain-Bloomberg-Obama run. Would McCain try to shore up the conservative vote? Could he fill his gaps on immigration, the economy, and values voters? What about Obama, would his liberal voting record finally catch up with him? Would his campaign become ossified as the Democratic party becomes further invested? Again, on the economy, how does he fare?
Super-Tuesday is going to be very interesting indeed.
February 5th, 2008 at 10:33 am
One of the things I have been considering is just how LATE one might start an independent bid. More specifically, how long would it take to send one’s message, and for the electorate to digest that message? The ideal point of course would be to peak interest right before the debates. Perhaps jumping in now is too early?
If the front runners from the major parties do emerge within the next few days, what the heck will they talk about to keep things fresh for the next NINE months? People might get really sick of all of this by springtime.
Maybe Mike is, in fact, waiting? Just too hard to know now right now…
February 5th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Still on Jury Duty break and just wanted to chime on this. Bloomie will have to get ballot access to be any factor so he will have to declare in the next few weeks. But you are right GP. IMO the political conventions are spiffed up infomercial base pandering machines that may nauseate a more discerning American public.
If Iraq comes up amore of a cropper in the next few months, the Deficits in a recession balloon to $500-600 bil (very likely), the Dems propose massive spending hikes (to fulfil their programs) and vaster ends-means disconnects, THEN a Blommie candidacy after September may be legit and viable alternative that people might consider. So timimg is everything and maybe Bloomie hammering away and actually starting a meaningful conversation with the American people on the true nation-buster issues may have some real resonance down the road come mid-September.
People may not be averting their “gaze” just now but maybe in 7 months they may. 7 months is a lifetime in politics. Things happen and Bloomie should start tilling that soil on the hard issues, conversing on those (via Concord and other good centrist forums perhaps) and continue making the case to connect the vast ends-means disconnects -in case the others will not!
February 5th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Texas does require that he’d announce at the beginning of March. However, what if he never planned to win Texas anyway?
There’s nothing to gain unless one outright wins the state. It’s probably not one he’d win anyway. So he could concede Texas in the name of waiting longer to run.
I don’t know the other states’ laws, but to my best recollection they all just require X signatures by the fall.
So, in reality, Mike would only “have to” announce that soon if he felt he “had to” win Texas.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Good question. How long to wait is too long? Timing will be a function of both risk and luck. Too long is when Mike doesn’t give himself ample time to overcome the “stigma” of a third wheel and to defend his record, his persona, and his views. Just getting his views out on the hard issues alone ignores the role of emotion and negative ads in a run for President. Many people will need to be convinced to change their views on some of the mainstream issues. Though it is probably to Bloomberg’s advantage that the economy is at the top, there are too many unknowns for a third party candidate to duck general scrutiny for too long. My best guess is that even if Bloomberg doesn’t feel the need to win Texas, Guiliani and Thompson made the mistake to think that any state can be written off.
February 6th, 2008 at 5:44 am
“I was in the bathroom so I may have heard wrong…but did somebody just announce that Bloomberg has decided to run?” - Dick, Cavett in his column late last night in the NYTs
February 6th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Given the level of technical analysis, I would think a good way to go is to announce an exploratory committee, similar to what all the candidates do early on, and then measure the change/variance in results based on that announcement to get a better idea on how the platform would be received.