Comments on: Bloomberg Appears to Cinch Republican Nomination

By: ETJB

ETJB — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:38:35 +0000

I was thinking about ballot access law reform….

By: ETJB

ETJB — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:56:28 +0000

Well, I suspect that some rules exist when it comes to the use of fusion. I reread the 1997 USSC on the subject and was amazed how bad it really was.

Koch probably has too many skeletons in the closest to seek higher office, but I suspect Bloomberg has plans down the line.

By: Jim Riley

Jim Riley — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:23:17 +0000

#10 Why not the Green, Democratic, Liberal, Working Families, Bloomberg Egomania, and Lopez-Torres parties, plus run as an independent as well?

By: Vaughn

Vaughn — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:25:53 +0000

Why not try to get on multiple minor parties instead Independence, Libertarian, Conservative etc. ?

By: Demo Rep

Demo Rep — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:57:49 +0000

Nonpartisan nominations and elections of all elected executive officers and all judges NOW using Approval Voting — vote for 1 or more, highest win.

Abolish all vetoes — a carryover from the EVIL divine right of kings era in the Dark Age — 476 AD Fall of Roman Empire to 1689 Glorious Revolution in England.

The DANGER from party hack executive – judicial officers is now TOTAL — due to the minority rule gerrymanders in the U.S.A. Congress and all 50 State legislatures.

See the TOTAL R-O-T in the U.S.A. since 1932 — de facto god – king – emperor LAWLESS Prezs doing their EVIL machinations nonstop.

By: Peter Papps

Peter Papps — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:30:41 +0000

Democratic mayor of NYC Ed Koch ran for re-election as Mayor (I forget which election) as the party endorsed candidate. He defeated a state assemblyman, John Esposito, in the primary and appeared on the general election ballot as both the Democratic and Republican candidates.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:49:54 +0000

………Interesting

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:37:13 +0000

“…has he actually tried to do anything in the realm of electoral reform.”

The answer is yes. The people of New York City voted overwhelmingly twice in referendums to limit their mayors to two terms in office. Bloomberg led the City Council to overturn the will of the people so that he — and they — could run for a third term. That counts as electoral reform, doesn’t it?

By: Phil Sawyer

Phil Sawyer — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:55:39 +0000

My guess is that the Independence Party nomination is now more important, in New York City, than the Republican Party nod. (Having both, though, would be very helpful.) As I have been saying and writing for years now, the GOP will be a minor-sized party by 2012. If the Democrats put up an excellent candidate for Mayor this year, they should be able to win.

By: PTK

PTK — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:17:25 +0000

I will laugh when he gets rejected by the party.