Effective immediately! All pollsters MUST include Bloomberg in their polls

[Nimrod2005]

We need to understand how an independent/a true centrist effects things...If Hagel joins him, they can't be beat!

[BamaLefty]

1. Yes, they can

Hardcore Democrats will vote for the Dem nominee.

Hardcore Republicans will vote for the dumbass, err, Republican in the race.

[wakeme2008]

2. sad part is they may be more left of center than a couple Dems

:grr:

[Nimrod2005]

4. So true....nt

[sabbat hunter]

9. hagel

is so NOT a left winger. just because one is against the war in iraq doenst mean he is a progressive. Hagel is anything but a progressive.

[Horse with no Name]

3. Unfortunately

I think you are right.:(
Especially if Hillary ends up being our nominee.
Hillary will get the party faithful--no doubt. But with Bloomberg/Hagel I don't believe that we would get any crossover and actually would lose some of our own disillusioned Democrats.

[aquart]

6. Well, you best rush right over and sign up to campaign

for those Righteous Republicans WHO HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT.

Democracy is just too damn hard, isn't it?

[Nimrod2005]

8. ?

How do you mean?

[rinsd]

12. Cautious optimism in regards to Democratic chances with some polling.

Likelyhood of supporting Bloomberg http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/27_likely_to_vote_for_bloomberg_as_third_party_candidate

NJ - 3 way mathcups.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/new_jersey_obama_32_bloomberg_32_thompson_20

CT - 3 way matchups

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/connecticut_2008_clinton_40_giuliani_40_bloomberg_9

[aquart]

5. A true centrist?????

And what does Hagel have to recommend him except a belated dislike of the war?

Boy, it didn't take long. "Can't be beat." What a pantload.

[TwilightGardener]

10. Well, he is a decorated combat vet. And has foreign-policy smarts.

And he was rightly leery about the war from the start, although to his discredit he STILL voted for it. That's just assuming Hagel will be his VP pick--it might be a Dem. But, they can certainly be beat, just makes it a little harder for us if they run third-party.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. This means it's unlikely he'll be the Unity08 candidate

a lot of folks feared he would be, and that he'd draw away votes. But Unity08 insists that their candidates be a Democrat and a Republican--as I understand it, no independent need apply. So maybe this is a good thing.

[More Than A Feeling]

11. I honestly would be surprised if they turned away a self-funder who has been both parties. n/t

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

16. I'll have to go to Unity08 and see what they say about

independents. But as I understand it, they are looking for a split ticket to support rather than independents. Unless Bloomberg has made a deal with them.....

[TwilightGardener]

13. I thought independents were allowed?

[FrenchieCat]

14. This certainly will puts a "crimp" in the election.......

if Bloomberg runs.

Currently it is the Independents that give Democrats the edge over the Republicans.

Take the independent vote away from the Dems during the general election, and the Republicans come out ahead, IMO.

[davidwparker]

15. I'm reading/hearing he was a longtime Democrat. One person said

progressives in NYC love him.

Can't wait for Malloy tonight. He knows all the background on things since the Beatles.