BREAKING - Bloomberg not running

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By SARA KUGLER
Associated Press Writer



NEW YORK (AP) -- After two years of playing coy about his presidential ambitions, Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared in a newspaper editorial Wednesday that he will not run for president but might support the candidate who "takes an independent, nonpartisan approach."


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[FrenchieCat]

1. Woooh......A Bloomberg endorsement might be neat for Obama!

Wadda ya think? :shrug:

[EmilyAnne]

4. And...do you think he is scared to run against Obama? I hope for his endorsement, that's for sure.

[ThatBozGuy]

5. Im still leaning towards my first theory that it was Obama/Bloomberg ticket

And thats what the discussion of Bloomberg running was. Mostly as a lifeline to the self financing he could bring to the ticket if he had to. Now I think he may be comfortable with where Obama is and that his direct involvement in the ticket is no longer needed.

I still think he might, but the next shocker in that circle is that it moves the possibility of a similarly shocking VP in Obama/Chuck Haegel

[grantcart]

2. kick

[grantcart]

3. kick

[casus belli]

6. Oh, thank God. I can sleep again.

:sarcasm:

edit: Though, I have to admit it would have been nice to see a spolier for GOP/Independents going for McCain. Still, I have the utmost confidence that either of our candidates will wail on McCain in the GE - even with Nader's vanity plate candidacy playing spoiler.