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NYC's Mayor Bloomberg Backs Lieberman
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s endorsement of Sen. Joe Lieberman’s re-election run as an independent is being seen as further confirmation that Bloomberg is contemplating a run for the White House as an independent in 2008. Bloomberg expressed his support for Lieberman on Wednesday, the day after the Connecticut Democrat lost the primary to Ned Lamont, saying the country needs "nonpartisan elected officials who think doing the right thing for the public is more important than supporting some party.” Republican Bloomberg also said he would campaign for Lieberman if asked. "Political analysts said that if Mr. Bloomberg's independent, nonpartisan style is going to fly, starting the movement now and including others would only work to his advantage,” the New York Sun reports.
Story Continues Below As NewsMax’s Insider Report recently disclosed, a source close to the mayor predicted that Bloomberg would dispose of his multi-billion-dollar business holdings next year, give much of his fortune to charity and use some of the rest to fund a run for president as an independent. And Bloomberg has been quoted as saying he "could easily put up half a billion” to fund a campaign for the White House. If Bloomberg does decide to run for president, Lieberman’s campaign as an independent would bolster his credibility, according to Larry Sabato, a political science professor and director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. "Bloomberg would undoubtedly cite the Lieberman case as a recent example of how an independent can win, assuming that Lieberman actually wins, which is a big assumption right now," Sabato said. "If Bloomberg is looking for some justification and precedent, Lieberman could be the answer to his prayers."
Bloomberg has expressed distaste for the two-party system. A lifelong Democrat, he ran for mayor as a Republican to avoid a tough primary. Since then he has distanced himself from other Republicans on several issues, including gun control and gay rights. "I am not a partisan person, as you know," he told reporters Wednesday. "I think that political parties, the partisan process, has just hamstrung Washington. It's paralyzed government at all different levels, not just at the federal level but throughout this country. "We need people who stand up and call it the way they see it, and that's what Lieberman does.”
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