Letters to the Editor
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stalking horse
A Michael Bloomberg candidacy is an attempt to tilt the election to the Republicans by drawing off enough of the disaffected vote otherwise going to the Democrats to permit a Republican victory. It enables the Borens and Broders to avoid coming out for a Republican nutcase (after all they are Serious people) yet undermine an Edwards or Dodd. If Clinton or Obama appear to win the Democratic nomination the Bloomberg boomlet may magically wither as Clinton is no threat to their base interests and Obama will be so busy painting himself into a bi-partisan corner he can be finessed at every turn. Bloomberg would play a Nader-type role with similar consequences. It is a great idea if you want to see the Republicans continue to occupy the White House.
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