Michael Bloomberg leaves GOP

[flwxwatcher]

Interesting... is he setting up to run for President as an Independent ??

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_ ... g_politics

[JonathanBelles]

I think so, but Id watch the politics aspect.

[flwxwatcher]

I think so, but Id watch the politics aspect.

???

[Chacor]

I.E. this board doesn't allow anything overly political.

[flwxwatcher]

I read your reply then read the rules forum and now I see that, my apologies!!!

[Brent]

and he left the Democratic party to run as a Republican in 2001. Heh.

I defintely think he's eyeing a Presidential run, he is a billionaire.

[southerngale]

I read your reply then read the rules forum and now I see that, my apologies!!!

I think it's fine right now. Political news is ok. When the topic goes from political news to political bashing, then we have a problem.

[Regit]

This pretty much assures that yet again, we will have a President in 2009 that was NOT elected by the majority of Americans.

[Derek Ortt]

q question

If this does become a 3 or more way race and is decided by the House, is it the current house that elects the president or the incoming house?

[fwbbreeze]

interesting scenario indeed!!

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_ ... sentatives

[flwxwatcher]

q question

If this does become a 3 or more way race and is decided by the House, is it the current house that elects the president or the incoming house?

The next House would select the President

[Nimbus]

Who knows, some say Wilson was elected because Teddy Roosevelt split the Republican vote back in 1912...

Giuliani will have a tough time even though he was the hero of 911. Osama Bin Laden is still on the loose.

[Regit]

q question

If this does become a 3 or more way race and is decided by the House, is it the current house that elects the president or the incoming house?

In that event, the incoming House would be brought into session. The delegations would vote by state (50 votes cast). A President must win 26 of those votes to be elected President. Currently, the Democrats have 26 states and the Republicans have 20. Four are evenly split.

If a candidate fails to get 26 votes by noon on January 20, the Vice-President-elect, who would have been chose by the Senate, will be sworn in as Interim President until a Presidential candidate gets 26 states in the House.

As for the Vice-President, the Senate will definitely choose a candidate. That race cannot hang in limbo like the Presidential race, because the sitting Vice-President would cast a deciding vote in the event of a tie.

So it is theoretically possible that, in the case of a President and VP seeking re-election, a Vice-President could elect himself President.

[gtalum]

q question

If this does become a 3 or more way race and is decided by the House, is it the current house that elects the president or the incoming house?

It would be the next congress, as they are seated January 3rd (or thereabouts), and the congressional appointment would be after that. It won't come to that. If Bloomberg runs for president (a big If) and if he wins enough electoral votes to prevent either of the others from getting a majority in the electoral college (an even bigger If) he'd probably cut some sort of a deal with one side or the other to have his electors vote for them, giving that side a majority. Remember, the electoral college electors are not obligated by any law to vote for the candidate who they represent.

AN interesting note, however, is that the Republicans and Democrats are each predicted to spend ~$500 million on this presidential election. Bloomberg is worth over $5.5 Billion. He can theoretically outspend both major parties combined, with no donors, and not feel the pinch.

[x-y-no]

Just an FYI: I split away a portion of this thread which was going far astray into political territory.

[JQ Public]

Yeh isn't Bloombergs mayoral salary like $1? Or $0.01?