June 21, 2007
Is Bloomberg Eyeing Unity '08?
A few hours after New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he was leaving the Republican Party, a little-known Web site was so overwhelmed with traffic that it crashed. Unity '08, a grassroots campaign to elect a bipartisan presidential ticket next year, is suddenly attracting a lot of attention.
Unity '08 is the brainchild of some long-ago Republican and Democratic campaign operatives who bonded over their mutual fury at partisan politics. They are trying to do what most experts think is impossible: ignite an uprising from the political middle.
The group is aiming to stage a virtual convention next June, where delegates will choose a presidential ticket online. But there's a twist: The presidential and vice presidential candidates must seek the nomination as a team and they must be from different political parties. One of the candidates could even be an independent. An independent such as, say, Bloomberg.
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