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Bloomberg for President
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:35 am
by kalm
Sounds like he'll run if it's Trump or Cruz vs. Bernie. Might even run if Hillary has been weakened too much by the scandals.
A candidate to piss everyone off.
Mr. Bloomberg would face daunting and perhaps insurmountable obstacles in a presidential campaign: No independent candidate has ever been elected to the White House, and Mr. Bloomberg’s close Wall Street ties and liberal social views, including his strong support for abortion rights and gun control, could repel voters on the left and right.
But his possible candidacy also underscores the volatility of a presidential race that could be thrown into further turmoil by a wild-card candidate like Mr. Bloomberg.
If Republicans were to nominate Mr. Trump or Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, a hard-line conservative, and Democrats chose Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bloomberg — who changed his party affiliation to independent in 2007 — has told allies he would be likely to run.
Edward G. Rendell, the former governor of Pennsylvania and a past Democratic National Committee chairman, said he believed Mr. Bloomberg could compete in the race if activist candidates on the left and right prevailed in the party primaries.
“Mike Bloomberg for president rests on the not-impossible but somewhat unlikely circumstance of either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz versus Bernie Sanders,” said Mr. Rendell, a close ally of Mrs. Clinton’s who is also a friend of Mr. Bloomberg’s. “If Hillary wins the nomination, Hillary is mainstream enough that Mike would have no chance, and Mike’s not going to go on a suicide mission.”
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Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:42 am
by OL FU
Shit there goes my big gulp
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:39 pm
by houndawg
OL FU wrote:**** there goes my big gulp
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:26 pm
by 93henfan
Bloomberg: a candidate who wants to steal my guns even more than the Clintons. Pass.
And my Big Gulp too. Good call FU.
Why do democrats not want anybody to have any fun?
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:48 pm
by Baldy
kalm wrote:Sounds like he'll run...
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 6:42 am
by Ivytalk
Michael Bloomberg: a legend in his own mind.
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:17 pm
by Wedgebuster
Ivytalk wrote:Michael Bloomberg: a legend in his own mind.
Yes, surely not the humble and lovable sort that the Donald is..
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:50 pm
by Pwns
God, why hast thou forsaken America so?
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:31 pm
by Ivytalk
Wedgebuster wrote:Ivytalk wrote:Michael Bloomberg: a legend in his own mind.
Yes, surely not the humble and lovable sort that the Donald is..
Must be that New York thing. But Donald is a bigger asshole by far.
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:37 pm
by CAA Flagship
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:48 pm
by JohnStOnge
This is unbelievable. All he'll do is help Trump or Cruz.
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:43 pm
by houndawg
JohnStOnge wrote:This is unbelievable. All he'll do is help Trump or Cruz.
It doesn't matter, Rafael and The Donald are the only two with a chance at the nomination. Either will be bitch-slapped by Bernie so hard that they will likely starve before they quit rolling
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:04 am
by CitadelGrad
houndawg wrote:JohnStOnge wrote:This is unbelievable. All he'll do is help Trump or Cruz.
It doesn't matter, Rafael and The Donald are the only two with a chance at the nomination. Either will be rich-slapped by Bernie so hard that they will likely starve before they quit rolling
Yeah, because America loves a socialist who wants to confiscate guns.
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:13 am
by kalm
CitadelGrad wrote:houndawg wrote:
It doesn't matter, Rafael and The Donald are the only two with a chance at the nomination. Either will be rich-slapped by Bernie so hard that they will likely starve before they quit rolling
Yeah, because America loves a socialist who wants to confiscate guns.
You should probably check out Sander's position on guns first before posting.
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:22 am
by Baldy
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:23 am
by kalm
Yeah. That means he wants to confiscate them.
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:36 am
by Grizalltheway
NRA grades.
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:36 am
by Baldy
kalm wrote:
Yeah. That means he wants to confiscate them.
Hmmm...reading your quote again, "check out Sanders position on guns..."
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:40 am
by kalm
Baldy wrote:kalm wrote:
Yeah. That means he wants to confiscate them.
Hmmm...reading your quote again, "check out Sanders position on guns..."
And you replied with his NRA grade...
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:43 am
by Ivytalk
What's this I hear about Boombox for President? That would be awful: a loud machine playing inappropriate music in public places. When would Congress get its work done? And it would drown out the judiciary. This cannot happen!
Oh, you said Bloomberg?
Never mind.
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:44 am
by houndawg
Grizalltheway wrote:NRA grades.
Who gives a fvck about some outfit run by a Frenchy named Lucky Pierre?
Re: Bloomberg for President
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:26 pm
by Baldy
kalm wrote:Baldy wrote:
Hmmm...reading your quote again, "check out Sanders position on guns..."
And you replied with his NRA grade...
Well, Burney is very very proud of his grade...
