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talkpoliticsBloomberg opts out of U.S. presidential bid, calls for centrism
I like the idea of centrism. Fiscal conservatism plus social liberalism - in case that's affordable, that is. Which it may not be, but who cares. The point is, Bloomberg has weighed his options, conducted a few polls in swing states, and figured Hillary has already got this in her bag, now that the Drumpf-monster is likely to end up being the GOPian creation that'll be unleashed upon the world. "It's alive! It's aliveeee!"
Bloomberg is trying to be a voice of reason in an election that's become as caustic as any other. Sure, some would say they've never seen an election so divisive as this one, and laundry as dirty as this year's (Bloomberg has himself said something much to that effect), but I wouldn't be so sure about it. Still, whether it's *the most* evil and disgusting of all elections in known memory or just somewhere near it, the problem is, voices of reason (like Bloomberg, as he himself claims), or of substance, or even of positive approach (like Kasich is trying to present himself) would not flourish in an environment as toxic as the one that exists in the Conservasphere right now. The voters have been showing this time and time again in recent weeks. Which is probably why Bloomberg's commissioned polls in those swing states have indicated that he's nowhere near winning anything there, even if he pours tens of millions of dollars into it.
At least he's being a realist. It's a well-known fact that an Independent or third-party candidate has no chance, even if they run on a platform that positions them as bridge-builders. It's just that people might not want bridges to be built right now. Besides, a Congressional vote in the event of an electoral deadlock is potentially a severe handicap to any non-party candidate. Which only demonstrates how un-democratic the US political system really is. It's basically a duopoly of ultra-conservative or less-conservative parties who are aligned to shut out any alternative voice.
I like the idea of centrism. Fiscal conservatism plus social liberalism - in case that's affordable, that is. Which it may not be, but who cares. The point is, Bloomberg has weighed his options, conducted a few polls in swing states, and figured Hillary has already got this in her bag, now that the Drumpf-monster is likely to end up being the GOPian creation that'll be unleashed upon the world. "It's alive! It's aliveeee!"
Bloomberg is trying to be a voice of reason in an election that's become as caustic as any other. Sure, some would say they've never seen an election so divisive as this one, and laundry as dirty as this year's (Bloomberg has himself said something much to that effect), but I wouldn't be so sure about it. Still, whether it's *the most* evil and disgusting of all elections in known memory or just somewhere near it, the problem is, voices of reason (like Bloomberg, as he himself claims), or of substance, or even of positive approach (like Kasich is trying to present himself) would not flourish in an environment as toxic as the one that exists in the Conservasphere right now. The voters have been showing this time and time again in recent weeks. Which is probably why Bloomberg's commissioned polls in those swing states have indicated that he's nowhere near winning anything there, even if he pours tens of millions of dollars into it.
At least he's being a realist. It's a well-known fact that an Independent or third-party candidate has no chance, even if they run on a platform that positions them as bridge-builders. It's just that people might not want bridges to be built right now. Besides, a Congressional vote in the event of an electoral deadlock is potentially a severe handicap to any non-party candidate. Which only demonstrates how un-democratic the US political system really is. It's basically a duopoly of ultra-conservative or less-conservative parties who are aligned to shut out any alternative voice.
