[tomder55]

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was a Democrat. For opportunistic reasons he switched political parties to Republican in 2001 so he could get himself on the ballot for a NY City campaign . He poured enough of his own money into the race that he won the job. He will complete his 2nd term and is looking for greener pastures.

So yesterday he announced he was ending his marriage of convenience with the Republicans and becoming a Democrat again.

Earlier this year there was speculation that he would launch an independent bid for the Presidency (his rumored VP candidate is supposed to be disgruntled Republican Senator Chuck Hagel ) . He repeatedly denies that he is considering a run [wink wink] and I tend to believe him . There is almost no chance that a third party run can produce a win. All he can be is a spoiler and he knows that .Even though he has bragged that he could put a billion dollars of his own money into a campaign ,he is no fool ,and would not invest it if he wasn't sure he could win.

Oh I suppose that he would leave all options open . Heck ;he really doesn't need to make a decision on this until early next year after the two major parties have already decided who their candidates will be. But , there was no reason for him to switch back the Democrats if that is his game plan.

A more likely scenario was forwarded yesterday by Jerry Agar . Making the large assumption that Evita Clinton will win the Presidency ; she would have to resign her seat in the Senate. That would give NY Governor Elliot Spitzer the opportunity to appoint her replacement .(God forbid that a new election was called instead .Governor love this power .NJ Governor have exercised the right frequently ) Spitzer will appoint a Democrat to the seat. Assuming that Bloomberg wants her Senate seat he had no choice but to switch parties again.

Short of this the spotlight will dim on Bloomy and he will just fade away . He knows this and this is the only way to keep his star shining.

[ETWolverine]

Tom,

So yesterday he announced he was ending his marriage of convenience with the Republicans and becoming a Democrat again.

According to the NY Post, Bloomberg has announced his intent to become an INDEPENDENT, not a Democrat. So Agar's theory wouldn't seem to hold true anymore.

However, this would seem to be a strong indicator that he does intend to put his hat in the race for President. Which might be interesting: we could potentially see a 3-way all NY race for the Presidency with Hillary as the Democratic nominee, Rudy as the Republican nominee and Bloomy as an independent.

I personally think that Bloomy is an opportunist. I voted for him because I thought he would run NY like a businessman runs a company. I was wrong. A businessman wants the highest level of productivity and income. Bloomy runs NY City like a nanny state, with his trans-fat ban, his smoking ban, and now his congestion pricing idiocy. These acts have led to decreased business activity in New York, and thus lower income.

And his constant switching of parties based on opportunism is just dusgusting. He was a Democrat in name only, a Republican in name only and now an independent in name only. He was a Dem in name only because he had no party loyalty and when he saw an opportunity to run for office he jumped parties. He was a Republican in name only because he's a nanny-state liberal, not a conservative. And he's now an Indy in name only because he's still a nanny-state liberal who sides with the Dems on most issues.

I wouldn't vote for him again in a million years.

Elliot

[tomder55]

Yeah ,just checked other sources also .But given the opportunity I'm sure Bloomy would jump again . I can't see what he is trying to accomplish . Does he think he can buy the election ?

[tomder55]

Will the country stand for 3 major candidates for the Presidency all calling New York home ?

[speechlesstx]

will the country stand for 3 major candidates for the Presidency all calling New York home ?

That seems to go against a tendency of electing presidents from southern states doesn't it? Seems that scenario might be to Thompson's advantage.