We can probably count Bloomberg out of the running.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45283.html
Michael Bloomberg: Independent can't win White House
Bloomberg: Indie can't win W.H.
By: Dan Hirschhorn
November 17, 2010 01:38 PM EST
Michael Bloomberg says an unaffiliated candidate canât win the presidency â a sign that the New York mayor might be leaning against an independent bid of his own.
Bloomberg told reporters that the very best an independent candidate could hope for was an electoral-vote tie, which would give final say to the House, which the GOP recaptured this month.
âParty affiliation is so strong with enough people that the Republicans and Democrats â no matter who their candidates were, no matter who voted â would get enough votes that you could get every independent vote, it would still not be a majority,â he said.
Bloomberg, a Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent, has been widely seen as the most likely candidate to stage an independent bid, thanks to his bipartisan appeal and his massive personal wealth. He embarked on a bipartisan endorsement tour before the midterm elections, backing both Democrats and Republicans in various races. On Monday, The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman floated the possibility that Bloomberg and MSNBC commentator Joe Scarborough, who is also a POLITICO contributor, could form an independent ticket for the White House.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45283.html
Michael Bloomberg: Independent can't win White House
Bloomberg: Indie can't win W.H.
By: Dan Hirschhorn
November 17, 2010 01:38 PM EST
Michael Bloomberg says an unaffiliated candidate canât win the presidency â a sign that the New York mayor might be leaning against an independent bid of his own.
Bloomberg told reporters that the very best an independent candidate could hope for was an electoral-vote tie, which would give final say to the House, which the GOP recaptured this month.
âParty affiliation is so strong with enough people that the Republicans and Democrats â no matter who their candidates were, no matter who voted â would get enough votes that you could get every independent vote, it would still not be a majority,â he said.
Bloomberg, a Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent, has been widely seen as the most likely candidate to stage an independent bid, thanks to his bipartisan appeal and his massive personal wealth. He embarked on a bipartisan endorsement tour before the midterm elections, backing both Democrats and Republicans in various races. On Monday, The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman floated the possibility that Bloomberg and MSNBC commentator Joe Scarborough, who is also a POLITICO contributor, could form an independent ticket for the White House.
