Obama-Bloomberg ticket?

[not_too_L8]

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"Obama and I have to tell you that the reason I bought breakfast is because I expect payback at something more expensive," Bloomberg had said.

Obama joked that he's seeking a steak dinner. But political tongues were wagging about a potential ticket mate -- an idea Bloomberg has dismissed before.

"Nobody is going to ask me to run as vice president," he said in February.
Bloomberg, who flirted with the idea of a run for the White House as an independent, said in a February 28 New York Times opinion piece that he would not run for president.

The former Republican, who became an independent while in office, said he had "listened carefully to those who encouraged me to run, but I am not -- and will not be -- a candidate for president."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/27/obama.bloomberg/index.html

[billyoc]

1. No. nt

[ulysses]

2. agreed. n/t

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Not a chance...

:thumbsdown:

[myrna minx]

4. No n/t

[olkaz]

5. I'd rather have Hillary.

And that's saying a lot.

[SoFlaJet]

Obama/Clinton '08

it would be the best thing for the party. Just like Reagan/Bush in 1980 was best for the GOP-you put aside your primary differences and do what is best for the PARTY. Democrats first and foremost.

[YOY]

12. No.

No DLC at all.

[MethuenProgressive]

6. Bloomberg staged a public photo-op with Obama

Bloomberg does nothing without a reason.

[DerekJ]

7. Hell NO

[Kelvin Mace]

8. How many ways can you explain NO?

[BlueJac]

9. Not a good idea!

[BigDDem]

10. Democrat then republican then Independent

Pick one.

[WinkyDink]

11. Bloomberg is FIRST a FORMER DEMOCRAT, emphasis on "FORMER". THAT ends THAT.

"Mr. Bloomberg is a former Democrat who won the New York City mayoralty in 2001 running as Republican."
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/mayor-bloomberg-quits-the-gop/

[PBS Poll-435]

13. Have the Obama folk hijacked the Democratic Party?

Lets put a party-confused billionaire as VP! Woot!

At this rate, why doesn't Obama pick Rick Perry? He was a Democrat once...

[not_too_L8]

16. I think this is a story floated by the media to...

create more stir, which makes them money.

[PBS Poll-435]

17. Could be...It helps when Bloomberg owns a chunk of the media

[saltpoint]

14. Prefer Bloomberg to his predecessor but prefer almost any Dem to Bloomberg

for the veep slot.

What I like about Bloomberg is that when I see him on the news, I no LONGER see Giuliani. That's a huge plus.

But I greatly prefer a Democrat to balance our ticket.

[not_too_L8]

18. ageed I would rather see...

Richardson, Boxer or Webb

[MonkeyFunk]

15. Bloomberg was right -

nobody's going to ask him to be VP.