Monday, May 14, 2007
Bloomberg/Hagel?
I honestly have no idea what this means, but Hagel's hinting strongly at a 3rd party run.
Hagel hints at independent White House bid
By Klaus Marre
May 13, 2007
Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel on Sunday hinted at the possibility of running for the White House as an independent, saying a credible third party ticket would be beneficial to the country.
“I am not happy with the Republican Party today,” Hagel said, adding that the party is not what it was when he joined. “It’s been hijacked by a group of single-minded, almost isolationist insulationists, power-projectors...”
The senator, who has most notably strayed from his party and President Bush on the Iraq war, said he would make up his mind about whether to run by the end of the summer.
Hagel met recently with New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, who some say is also weighing an independent bid for the presidency. The senator said no deals were made at the meeting but, in an interview Sunday with CBS’s “Face the Nation,” he expressed admiration for Bloomberg.
“It’s a great country to think about a New York boy and a Nebraska boy to be teamed up leading this nation,” Hagel responded when asked about joining a ticket with Bloomberg, who has the resources to fund a presidential run.
The senator also said a third party bid would be good for a system in which both parties “have been hijacked by the extremes.”
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3 comments:
I can see Hagel, and possibly McCain or Rudy running as indy if neither gets the Republican nomination. As for Bloomberg, i saw an article recently that seemed to indicate he is unlikely to run for president, thinking he wouldn't stand much chance. However, he is strongly considering challenging spitzer for gov of NY in 2010, since: (a) he wants to stay in public life, (b) he thinks he could win NY gov, and (c) he dislikes Spitzer and his policies.
I am not a Bloomberg fan in any way, shape or form. I'm not crazy about him (or Hagel) running as a 3rd party candidate, b/c I'm unsure how that would skew results. Bloomberg running for Governor in NYS would be great if it would unseat Spitzer. Spitzer is a dangerous liberal demagogue, and Bloomberg is probably the only Republican with the money, and more importantly, the guts, to even attempt unseating someone who won election with like 70% of the vote.
I think Bloomberg could unseat Spitzer. Fiscal conservatives love him, and certainly any republican would vote for him just to unseat Spitzer. He also seems to be holding his own among traditional democrat voters, so I think he'd have a real shot. Especially with the war chest he could spend.