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Bloomberg-Hagel Ticket Fading Fast
By Michael M. Grynbaum
Issue: The fast-fading presidential dreams of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.
Yes, Senator Chuck Hagel was approached by the mayor about being No. 2 on an independent presidential ticket. Yes, the mayor believes a moderate candidate like John McCain will squeeze him out of the race. Who dished? Mr. Hagel himself.
Our Man in Washington (or, at least, one of them) bumped into the Nebraska cornhusker at the Capitol yesterday. Mr. Hagel was in a chatty mood.
He said that the McCain emergence as the presumptive nominee essentially closes the window of opportunity for Mr. Bloomberg to mount an independent bid. In his discussions with the mayor, Mr. Hagel said that Mr. Bloomberg noted his viability as a candidate would depend on the ideological makeup of the major party nominees.
But the senator said that Mr. McCain’s centrist views would appeal to the very demographic that Mr. Bloomberg had hoped to attract, including independents and moderates.
His conversation with the mayor, Mr. Hagel said, was predicated on the idea that there would be an opening for an independent Bloomberg candidacy. And the conversation, Mr. Hagel confirmed, included talk about whether Mr. Hagel would run for vice president on a Bloomberg ticket.
Sounds like McCain’s triumph may put an end to that. Stay tuned …
(The mayor’s aides were not as chatty on Friday night. John Gallagher, a spokesman for the mayor, wrote in an e-mail message that he “respectfully declined to comment.”)
Bloomberg-Hagel Ticket Fading Fast
By Michael M. Grynbaum
Issue: The fast-fading presidential dreams of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.
Yes, Senator Chuck Hagel was approached by the mayor about being No. 2 on an independent presidential ticket. Yes, the mayor believes a moderate candidate like John McCain will squeeze him out of the race. Who dished? Mr. Hagel himself.
Our Man in Washington (or, at least, one of them) bumped into the Nebraska cornhusker at the Capitol yesterday. Mr. Hagel was in a chatty mood.
He said that the McCain emergence as the presumptive nominee essentially closes the window of opportunity for Mr. Bloomberg to mount an independent bid. In his discussions with the mayor, Mr. Hagel said that Mr. Bloomberg noted his viability as a candidate would depend on the ideological makeup of the major party nominees.
But the senator said that Mr. McCain’s centrist views would appeal to the very demographic that Mr. Bloomberg had hoped to attract, including independents and moderates.
His conversation with the mayor, Mr. Hagel said, was predicated on the idea that there would be an opening for an independent Bloomberg candidacy. And the conversation, Mr. Hagel confirmed, included talk about whether Mr. Hagel would run for vice president on a Bloomberg ticket.
Sounds like McCain’s triumph may put an end to that. Stay tuned …
(The mayor’s aides were not as chatty on Friday night. John Gallagher, a spokesman for the mayor, wrote in an e-mail message that he “respectfully declined to comment.”)
