Shrum on Bloomberg '08: Can't Happen
I caught up with Bob Shrum after that panel appearance at NYU the other night and asked him about the possibility of a successful presidential bid by Mayor Bloomberg in 2008.
Here's what he said:
"No chance. No. He can't win the presidency as an independent."
You can hear more from Shrum on Bloomberg, John McCain and '08, here.
-- Azi Paybarah
Considering how many presidential campaigns Shrum lost for the Democrats, how would he know.
BOB SHRUM GIVING PRESIDENTIAL ADVICE?!? my head is going to explode! Take heed, Blommy, because if anyone knows how to lose, it's Bob Shrum!
If Shrum says Bloomberg can't win then it clear that January 21, 2009 Bloomberg will be giving a speach on the steps of the capitol
Shrum is a train wreck
Why do the media keep falling into the trap of Bloomberg avoiding lame duck-ness by floating the presidential nonsense. He's smart enough to know that he'd end up throwing away hundreds of millions on a presidential campaign that he could instead use to actually do some good out there with medical research and other good causes that will leave more of a mark than another egotistical Ross Perot-line campaign that will only siphon votes from the Democrat.
Ugh, I find myself agreeing with Shrum.