On June 1, Rasmussen Polls released a poll concering Michael Bloomberg as a potential independent presidential candidate. The results: 7% are very likely to vote for him; 20% are somewhat likely to vote for him; 12% would consider voting for him under certain circumstances; 28% would not vote for him; 33% are undecided.
Asked how they would vote if it were apparent that the Republican could not win and the Democratic nominee were Hillary Clinton, respondents replied: 46% for Bloomberg, 37% Clinton, 17% would vote Republican anyway or would vote for someone else or are undecided.
Asked how they would vote if it were apparent that the Democrat could not win and the Republican nominee were Rudy Giuliani, the results were: 35% Giuliani, 34% Bloomberg, 31% would vote Democratic anyway or for someone else or are undecided.
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Joseph Oddo
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Glad to see the numbers are finally reflecting what I knew all along — that we haven’t seen an election opportunity like this in 80 years. While I can’t exactly call it a free-for-all (you still need lots and lots of money to reach the voters) at least we’re for once not locked into a race where a 3rd party candidate’s only role can be that of a spoiler.
I still can’t see Rudy taking the Republican nod, and I’m hoping the Democrats don’t nominate Hillary, but I think the rest of the country’s heads would explode if we have a Giuliani-Clinton-Bloomberg election.
PolitiChris is mistaken. The opportunities (for an independent presidential candidate) actually have been there in the recent past: Eugene J. McCarthy in 1976; John B. Anderson in 1980; Ross Perot in 1992; and Ralph Nader in 2004. The main problem was that not enough voting citizens were willing to show the political courage to stand up when it really counted.
Michael Bloomberg does not, at the present time, have a strong enough political base to run as an independent candiate. Furthermore, the longer that he takes to make up his mind, the more difficult that it is going to be for him to build a strong organization and to obtain ballot status in all of the political districts in this country.
There will be a lot of surprises coming up this election season, though. There always are. That is about the only safe prediction that one can make reagarding USA politics.
As for me, I will be voting in the Green Party of California’s presidential primary on February 5th, 2008.
Ron Paul is raising loads of money and developing a nationwide base. If he loses the GOP nomination (very likely), an independent or 3rd party run could be in the offing. So far he’s denied that he would run outside the GOP, but saying otherwise would be political suicide in the primary, so perhaps a grain of salt is needed.
I think if you did this poll today, more people would want him to run. I am a democrat but not crazy about Hillary’s agenda (spending more money, no clear direction on immigration, can stand up and give direct decision on war).
Obama hasn’t impressed me yet with anything of substance.
I think we need to shake up both parties to do/implement what the American people want. Let’s vote an independant and really make some changes.
vice-president candidate – Jessie Ventura (he will be enforcer/”dick chaney”)
My thoughts
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