Another article on a possible Bloomberg run. As I blogged previously this would be great for Republicans. It already demonstrates that pro-business Democrats like Michael Steinhardt would prefer to support someone other than the Democratic nominee.
I am beginning to question the genius of Mark McKinnon though although as a McCain advisor he might have more sinister reasons for touting a Bloomberg run, i.e., to convince Republicans that if they don't nominate McCain that a third party candidate like Bloomberg will emerge and hurt them.
From the article-"Said GOP strategist Mark McKinnon: "In any third-party effort, you want to start late. You gotta catch lightning in a bottle, not let yourself get stale. If Perot had waited to start his campaign until after his daughter’s wedding, he would probably have been president.”
Anyone, who has examined Perot's personality and poor debating skills realizes that Perot wouldn't have become President even if he had started his campaign later.
I am beginning to question the genius of Mark McKinnon though although as a McCain advisor he might have more sinister reasons for touting a Bloomberg run, i.e., to convince Republicans that if they don't nominate McCain that a third party candidate like Bloomberg will emerge and hurt them.
From the article-"Said GOP strategist Mark McKinnon: "In any third-party effort, you want to start late. You gotta catch lightning in a bottle, not let yourself get stale. If Perot had waited to start his campaign until after his daughter’s wedding, he would probably have been president.”
Anyone, who has examined Perot's personality and poor debating skills realizes that Perot wouldn't have become President even if he had started his campaign later.
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Great post, thank you. I've written about a possible Bloomberg '08 candidacy on my blog at www.minor-ripper.blogspot.com. I think with his money and smarts--along with the country's yearning for another alternative to the two party system, it might just work for him
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