Draft Bloomberg movement
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The Draft Bloomberg movement is a
The movement relaunched in late 2010 as an effort to persuade Bloomberg to make a presidential bid and/or lead in the formation of a viable
Support from Independent Greens of Virginia
In January 2008, the Independent Greens of Virginia launched the first state petition drive in the nation to put Michael Bloomberg on the ballot for president.[8] The party collected and submitted more than the minimum number of required petition signatures with Bloomberg's name to the Virginia State Board of Elections, prior to the Board's deadline, to put the party on the ballot for president in Virginia.[9] Despite these efforts, Bloomberg did not appear on the Virginia ballot in the 2008 election as a presidential candidate because, one day prior to the State's deadline for ballot submissions, he requested that the party remove his name.[10]
Unity08 splinter group
There had been speculation of drafting Bloomberg to run as a presidential candidate on the Unity08 ticket.[11] On January 10, 2008, the organization released a statement announcing that two of its co-founders, Doug Bailey and Gerald Rafshoon, were leaving Unity08 and launching a national draft movement to entice Bloomberg to run as an independent candidate.[12][13]
Support for the movement in 2008
Support for the movement came primarily from
Relaunch for 2012 election campaign
In October 2010, The Committee to Draft Michael Bloomberg announced it was relaunching the movement in hopes of persuading Bloomberg to lead in bringing together independents, members of the
See also
- Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign
- Draft Condi movement
- Draft Ron Paul movement
- Draft Mark Warner movement
References
- New York Sun. Archived from the originalon June 11, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ Molla, Rani (Jan 14, 2008) "Draft Bloomberg Movement Launched", Time. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ DeSio, John (January 31, 2008). "Draft Bloomberg Web Site Draws Little Support". Runnin' Scared. The Village Voice. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ Bloomberg, Michael R. (Feb 28, 2008) "I'm Not Running for President, but...", The New York Times Retrieved Oct 14, 2010.
- ^ Fermino, Jennifer (October 9, 2010). "Dispatches from the campaign trail". New York Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Saul, Michael Howard (Oct 14, 2010) "Bloomberg Supporters Plot Draft", The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved Oct 14, 2010.
- ^ a b (Oct 13, 2010) "Green Party Candidates Race to Join the Committee to Draft Michael Bloomberg Press Conference This Thursday", PR Newswire. Retrieved Oct 18, 2010.
- ^ Winger, Richard (January 4, 2008) "Virginia Independent Green Party is Circulating a Bloomberg Petition ", Ballot Access News, Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ Benjamin, Elizabeth (August 17, 2008). "Mayor Bloomberg on Virginia ballot as candidate for President". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ^ Winger, Richard (September 5, 2008) "Baldwin Likely to be on Virginia Ballot as Independent Green Nominee ", Ballot Access News. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- Politico. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ Benjamin, Elizabeth (January 10, 2008). "Unity08 To Jump On Bloomberg Bandwagon?". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ a b Danis, Kirsten (January 11, 2008). "Two from presidential reform group quit to draft Mayor Bloomberg for 2008 bid". New York Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
- ^ Adams, Scott (2007-12-17) "Good Judgement", Dilbert.Blog. Retrieved Oct 14, 2010.
- ^ Cuban, Mark (2008-02-08) "My Presidential Endorsement", Blog Maverick, The Mark Cuban Weblog. Retrieved Oct 14, 2010.
- ^ Fermino, Jennifer (2010-10-09) "Dispatches from the campaign trail" Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, New York Post. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- CBS New York. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
External links
- DraftMichael.com, official site of the Committee to Draft Michael Bloomberg
- RunMikeRun.com, support site for Draft Bloomberg efforts
- UniteforMike.com, archived site of Draft Bloomberg 2008 movement