New Yorkers Doubt That Bloomberg Would Make a Good President
Bruce Drake
Contributing Editor
Posted:
11/23/10
If you do a Google search on the words "Bloomberg" and "president" you can find news articles dating back to at least 2006 about the prospects that Michael Bloomberg, New York City's wealthy and independent-minded mayor, might make a third-party bid for president. Even though he recently told The Washington Post he wouldn't run because a third-party candidate could only hope to be a spoiler, the stories will probably persist.
Apparently, Bloomberg forgoing a bid for the White House is just fine with New York City voters. A Quinnipiac University poll conducted November 16-21 found that 61 percent do not believe he'd made a good president, compared with 29 percent who say he would, with 9 percent undecided.
That likely has to do with the fact that while 55 percent of the city's voters approve of the job he is doing, that's his lowest score since June 2005.
When Quinnipiac asked the president question in January 2008, 52 percent said he'd make a good president while 39 percent disagreed, with 9 percent undecided.
While Bloomberg certainly has the money to launch a third-party bid that would make an impact, he would not have the support of the city's independent voters. Sixty-one percent of them say he would not make a good president.
Fifty-seven percent don't believe he'll run while 29 percent do, with 14 percent undecided. Nearly two-thirds regard the Bloomberg-for-President talk as political gossip.
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Apparently, Bloomberg forgoing a bid for the White House is just fine with New York City voters. A Quinnipiac University poll conducted November 16-21 found that 61 percent do not believe he'd made a good president, compared with 29 percent who say he would, with 9 percent undecided.
That likely has to do with the fact that while 55 percent of the city's voters approve of the job he is doing, that's his lowest score since June 2005.
When Quinnipiac asked the president question in January 2008, 52 percent said he'd make a good president while 39 percent disagreed, with 9 percent undecided.While Bloomberg certainly has the money to launch a third-party bid that would make an impact, he would not have the support of the city's independent voters. Sixty-one percent of them say he would not make a good president.
Fifty-seven percent don't believe he'll run while 29 percent do, with 14 percent undecided. Nearly two-thirds regard the Bloomberg-for-President talk as political gossip.
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