Jumping from John Edwards to...Bloomberg
Pensacola trial lawyer Fred Levin, a bigtime John Edwards fundraiser, can't muster much enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama or any Republican. "I would hope that after Super Tuesday Michael Bloomberg would see that he is probably the best answer for this country,'' said Levin "He would have no obligation to anyone and the economy is the issue."
There's a lot of outreach and courting going on across Florida to former Edwards and Rudy Giuliani fundraisers. Edwards' former Fl chairman Mitchell Berger is with Obama, while we've yet to hear of a significant former Rudy fundraiser going with Mitt. Among those jumping to McCain: Giuliani Florida finance chairman Joe Fogg, Harry and Dan Sargent, Sarasota chiropractor Gary Kompothecras. Tampa developer Al Austin said he hasn't made up his mind, but Buzz recalls how Mrs. Austin always wanted him to go with McCain.
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McCain continues to roll.
Posted by: | January 31, 2008 at 05:19 PM
Bloomberg jumping in would guarantee a Democrat win.
Posted by: | January 31, 2008 at 05:56 PM
Actually, considering whose fundraiser started this article, Bloomberg's jumping in would guarantee a McCain win.
Posted by: | January 31, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Bloomberg would help Clinton or Obama, by taking enough white male voters from republican candidate.
Posted by: | January 31, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Bloomberg is a big-nanny government idiot who thinks he knows better than you what is good for you. Freedom-loving people would never vote for such a retard.
But given that most Americans loathe the idea of freedom these days and that they want the government to take care of them, i guess Bloomberg might be their choice.
Posted by: | February 01, 2008 at 08:27 AM
One NYC Mayor just got thumped and Levin thinks America will fall in behind another? He and Bloomberg should recall James Carville's statement in the documentary movie The War Room about Ross Perot's '92 candidacy.
Posted by: | February 01, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Who cares? Levin's a crook
Posted by: | February 01, 2008 at 02:57 PM