Does Nader '08 Mean Bloomberg '08, Too?
Doug Schoen , the pollster who has worked with Bill Clinton on his 1996 reelection and Mayor Bloomberg, is stirring the Bloomberg for President pot again He tells the Sun that Ralph Nader's decision to enter the 2008 presidential race could help Bloomberg Schoen explained, "The Democratic candidate, whoever it may be, will have to tack to the left to protect their left flank, and that leaves more room on the center-left. And what with John McCain, presumptive Republican nominee, needing to meet conservatives desires, there's "a huge void in the middle": "There's a scenario where you have five candidates
Posted Feb 25, 2008
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Responses to this thread:
todd:
Wow. But *five* candidates? I still only count *four*. From left to right: Nader, Obama, Bloomberg, McCain.
notgneiss:
And what he says makes no sense whatever, because both Obama and McCain will tack back to the center once the primaries are over.
todd:
i think the argument is about nader pushing obama to the left and something about huckabee staying in (the mysterious 5th canidate) and pushing mccain to the right. not sure, though
