The Bloomberg Effect
Recently everyone has been talking about New York mayor and billionaire, Michael Bloomberg, and his toying with the idea of running for president as an independent. Bloomberg does pretty well in the polls (look at the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll), but he doesn’t look like he’ll be the president any time soon.
A Bloomberg bid would have an effect on the elections, however. Bloomberg would not only get votes from supporters of other candidates, causing shakeups in the polls, but he would also overshadow other candidates such as Rudy Giuliani.
While Bloomberg probably won’t win, his large funds (he’s previously stated that he would consider using up to 1 billion dollars of his own money) and accomplishments as mayor of New York, would cause problems for other candidates if he decides to run.
Posted: July 6th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
Comments: 5
Comments
Comment from Running Naked
Time: July 6, 2007, 12:55 pm
I think that this could be very bad for the Republicans. All it would do is divide their votes and lower their already low chance of getting another republican in the white house.
Comment from Invest this!
Time: July 6, 2007, 1:34 pm
Exactly, Running Naked. With so many Republicans their support is already split, and Bloomberg would just further that.
Comment from SusanB
Time: July 6, 2007, 2:11 pm
Giuliani has the 9/11 card. That trumps billion $$$. Game over.
Comment from Invest this!
Time: July 9, 2007, 11:48 am
In response to your comment SusanB, that wasn’t the point of the article. In fact, I said that “he doesn’t look like he’ll be the president any time soon,” and “Bloomberg probably won’t win.”
The game is not over as you say, because Bloomberg could steal away votes from Giuliani, even if he doesn’t win. Even if Bloomberg doesn’t win, that doesn’t mean that Giuliani automatically wins.
Comment from Running Naked
Time: July 9, 2007, 3:09 pm
Sorry for two comments but after some thought I don’t think our country is ready for an independent. There is too much tradition between the two main parties. Not this election but maybe the next.
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