Comments on: Bloomberg for President http://www.anti-incumbents.com/presidential-election/bloomberg-for-president/ Anti incumbent voting issues in 2008 campaign. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:42:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Run Mike Run - Michael Bloomberg for President http://www.anti-incumbents.com/presidential-election/bloomberg-for-president/#comment-20 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:04:26 +0000 http://www.anti-incumbents.com/presidential-election/bloomberg-for-president/#comment-20 To answer "retire-55" above. No, it will not be a write in. He will be on the ballot in all 50 states. He will have to get signatures, different numbers of signatures depending on the state. Many signatures always get rejected, so a signature drive generally aims to get double the signatures required by law in the given state. If the state requires 10,000 signatures, the candidate will try to collect 20,000. There are companies that do this. They hire signature collectors, and pay them between 50¢ to $2 per signature collected and assume the 50% error rate. Also, in every state, both the state Democratic Party and the state Republican Party will file legal challenges against a third party candidate getting on the ballot. They are just throwing money and paper at the 3rd party opponent with frivolous litigation, knowing all the while that the legal challenges can be defeated. The purpose is to create a huge burdensome distraction on their time and resources, and to make the (usually) underfunded 3rd party candidate go broke. Both major parties do it. Ralph Nader burned most of his campaign money fighting frivolous legal challenges from the Democrats (who believed he would take votes from their candidate). Nader's campaign simply went broke, and was only able to get on the ballot in, I think it was 35 states. But for Bloomberg, this will not be a problem. This is an excellent example of an obstacle that is more easily traversed with money. With a candidate like Bloomberg, this could actually backfire on the major parties. He actually has more money than they do. This puts the cost of getting on the ballot in all 50 states at less than $10 million dollars, by most estimations. A lot of money, for sure, but pocket change to a guy like Bloomberg who's personal worth is valued at a minimum, $11.5 Billion (some analyst suggest over $20 Billion). Here, you may wish to have a look at: http://www.RunMikeRun.com To answer “retire-55″ above. No, it will not be a write in. He will be on the ballot in all 50 states. He will have to get signatures, different numbers of signatures depending on the state. Many signatures always get rejected, so a signature drive generally aims to get double the signatures required by law in the given state. If the state requires 10,000 signatures, the candidate will try to collect 20,000. There are companies that do this. They hire signature collectors, and pay them between 50¢ to $2 per signature collected and assume the 50% error rate.

Also, in every state, both the state Democratic Party and the state Republican Party will file legal challenges against a third party candidate getting on the ballot. They are just throwing money and paper at the 3rd party opponent with frivolous litigation, knowing all the while that the legal challenges can be defeated. The purpose is to create a huge burdensome distraction on their time and resources, and to make the (usually) underfunded 3rd party candidate go broke. Both major parties do it. Ralph Nader burned most of his campaign money fighting frivolous legal challenges from the Democrats (who believed he would take votes from their candidate). Nader’s campaign simply went broke, and was only able to get on the ballot in, I think it was 35 states. But for Bloomberg, this will not be a problem. This is an excellent example of an obstacle that is more easily traversed with money. With a candidate like Bloomberg, this could actually backfire on the major parties. He actually has more money than they do.

This puts the cost of getting on the ballot in all 50 states at less than $10 million dollars, by most estimations. A lot of money, for sure, but pocket change to a guy like Bloomberg who’s personal worth is valued at a minimum, $11.5 Billion (some analyst suggest over $20 Billion).

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http://www.RunMikeRun.com

]]> by: Run Mike Run - Michael Bloomberg for President http://www.anti-incumbents.com/presidential-election/bloomberg-for-president/#comment-19 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:54:37 +0000 http://www.anti-incumbents.com/presidential-election/bloomberg-for-president/#comment-19 You may wish to have a look at: http://www.RunMikeRun.com You may wish to have a look at:

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]]> by: retire-55 http://www.anti-incumbents.com/presidential-election/bloomberg-for-president/#comment-18 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:45:59 +0000 http://www.anti-incumbents.com/presidential-election/bloomberg-for-president/#comment-18 If Bloomberg did enter the presidential race, how would he get his name on the primary ballots? Maybe it would be just a write in camgain. If just a write in, that would be a big negative for him. If Bloomberg did enter the presidential race, how would he get his name on the primary ballots? Maybe it would be just a write in camgain. If just a write in, that would be a big negative for him.

]]> by: Vote Anti Incumbent » Michael Bloomberg Running as Independent http://www.anti-incumbents.com/presidential-election/bloomberg-for-president/#comment-17 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:08:29 +0000 http://www.anti-incumbents.com/presidential-election/bloomberg-for-president/#comment-17 [...] This follows Business Week’s prediction that Bloomberg will run for president, entering in February. So this prediction is right on course. Way to go Business Week. [...] […] This follows Business Week’s prediction that Bloomberg will run for president, entering in February. So this prediction is right on course. Way to go Business Week. […]

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