Comments on: Bloomberg Candidacy Would Help Democrats http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/bloomberg_candidacy_would_help_democrats/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:20:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/bloomberg_candidacy_would_help_democrats/comment-page-1/#comment-139624 Zelsdorf Ragshaft III Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:22:31 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/bloomberg_candidacy_would_help_democrats/#comment-139624 Bloomberg is not even a RINO. He converted so he could run for mayor. He is a liberal democrat, period. His stand on the 2nd Amendment will make it impossible for him to do well in the flyover zone. I hate to mention this, but National Security will trump all other issues in the next election. All of the Democrats have moved so far left, to win the Kos Kids approval they will find it difficult to win in the general election. When they talk among themselves in thier fake debates. When the winner of the title of most Stalinistic faces a opponent who points out the real truth to the electorate. First question I would ask Hillary is how much she plans to charge for a nights stay in the Lincoln Bedroom. Second would be have the rates for pardons gone up? Bloomberg is not even a RINO. He converted so he could run for mayor. He is a liberal democrat, period. His stand on the 2nd Amendment will make it impossible for him to do well in the flyover zone. I hate to mention this, but National Security will trump all other issues in the next election. All of the Democrats have moved so far left, to win the Kos Kids approval they will find it difficult to win in the general election. When they talk among themselves in thier fake debates. When the winner of the title of most Stalinistic faces a opponent who points out the real truth to the electorate. First question I would ask Hillary is how much she plans to charge for a nights stay in the Lincoln Bedroom. Second would be have the rates for pardons gone up?

]]> By: yetanotherjohn http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/bloomberg_candidacy_would_help_democrats/comment-page-1/#comment-139596 yetanotherjohn Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:48:21 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/bloomberg_candidacy_would_help_democrats/#comment-139596 As 2006 showed, people in the middle are unhappy with the GOP. As the presidential elections show, the majority (with the exception of Carter in 1976) don't want a democrat. So any candidate who can make a credible claim to be in the middle can thread the needle and pick up the people who aren't happy with the GOP, but don't want a democrat. Bloomberg can make the claim to being in the middle, though from my view he is definitely to the left of the middle. If you think of all the possible third party candidates, it is hard to see any who would have a realistic chance of winning, but several who could hurt either party. Gore as an independent would likely gut the democrats. Same thing with Newt and the GOP. Not that either is likely to run in a manner to hurt his party. What makes it even harder for a third party candidate is even if they come up with some idea that catches the public imagination, either party is likely to co-opt the issue. As 2006 showed, people in the middle are unhappy with the GOP. As the presidential elections show, the majority (with the exception of Carter in 1976) don't want a democrat. So any candidate who can make a credible claim to be in the middle can thread the needle and pick up the people who aren't happy with the GOP, but don't want a democrat. Bloomberg can make the claim to being in the middle, though from my view he is definitely to the left of the middle.

If you think of all the possible third party candidates, it is hard to see any who would have a realistic chance of winning, but several who could hurt either party. Gore as an independent would likely gut the democrats. Same thing with Newt and the GOP. Not that either is likely to run in a manner to hurt his party.

What makes it even harder for a third party candidate is even if they come up with some idea that catches the public imagination, either party is likely to co-opt the issue.

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