If Bloomberg enters the race in order to prop the GOP candidate...

[EVDebs]

will Democrats be wishing that John Edwards was still in the race ? I think they'd be sorry to have forced him out, but by then the corporate interests will have been well served.

With Edwards conveniently out of the picture, Obama or Hillary is the Democratic candidate vs. McCain or Huckabee or possibly Romney. With those Dem vs GOP candidates the Dem wins hands down every time, but if Bloomberg runs as a stealth 'independent' candidate, that changes everything.

Edwards will HAVE to show up as an indy candidate in order to save the Democrat's bacon. I certainly hope this scenario takes place because I think Edwards could still run the table !

[Captain Hilts]

1. He'll be doing it to torpedo the GOP candidate. Not prop 'im. nt

[EVDebs]

3. Bloomberg would be doing it to even the odds for the GOP and torpedo the Dem

Edwards would be in it to torpedo the GOP. Think long and hard about the GOP's obvious 'waiting game' strategy here.

[H2O Man]

8. I agree.

He will be looking to damage Senator Clinton.

[aquart]

2. All he has to do is claim he's an anti-Iraq war billionaire.

The Republicans will kiss his feet in weeping gratitude.

[EVDebs]

5. Clinton was kicking Bush's ass in '92, until Perot showed up...deja vu anyone ?

[aquart]

12. ARGHHHH!

That was the debut of Dennis Miller as a complete crackpot.

[rucky]

4. Where is this narrative coming from?

why does everybody assume this will help the GOP?

[EVDebs]

6. From 1992's situation. Read up on when Clinton was running vs. GHWB

alone without Perot being present in the race. Clinton beat Bush. Perot enters, the race was then into thirds. In fact, that's how Clinton won, with a plurality.

The election of 1992
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1992

When the GOP can't win it on the upandup they'll throw in a ringer to even things up.

[EVDebs]

10. Also see post #7 on this du thread ...linked in post by auburngrad82

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4025263

[TheDebbieDee]

7. Obama met with Bloomberg one morning a couple of weeks ago -

Do you really think they didn't discuss the criteria under which Bloomberg would mount a third party campaign?

[EVDebs]

9. I think they're trying to wait John out. If I were John I'd go thru the Denver charade

which HRC seems to be on the way to locking up with delegates already,

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/

and let the corporations think they've won. Then I'd announce my third party candidacy, which will probably be simultaneous to Bloomberg's announcing his entry.

I'm glad to hear JE said he's in this for those three little words,

THE LONG HAUL
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/us/politics/10edwards.html?ref=politics

[EVDebs]

11. Great work TheDebbieDee, it was Nov 30, 2007 here's a link

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-11-30-obama-nyc_N.htm