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Michael Bloomberg is returning to his political roots.
The former Democrat, who became a Republican and then independent to run for mayor, is backing Democrats with his first big donation as a private citizen.
Bloomberg gave $2.5 million to the Senate Majority PAC, a political action committee dedicated to helping Democrats keep control of the Senate. That's a big infusion for the group, which spent $34 million on candidate support in the 2012 election cycle.
Ex-Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson said the contribution arises from Bloomberg's relationship with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bloomberg-backs-democrats-big-donation-private-citizen-article-1.1569490
1000words
(7,051 posts)If you don't have a problem with it, you are part of the problem.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Dynamic Powerhouse!
http://www.clintonbloomberg.com/
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)He is too nanny state for me. 12 ounch soda sorry but is just ridiculous. I only drink diet coke so I want to continue to have ONE cup of a large 32-ounce drink. He will make this national if he were to be elected with Hillary. NO THANK YOU!!!! Hopefully Hillary won't pick him anyway.
1000words
(7,051 posts)Why, pray tell, doesn't the Constitution protect the right of unlimited carbonated beverage consumption?
former9thward
(31,798 posts)and so authoritarian that they would tell people how big their drinks could be.
1000words
(7,051 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)While it is commonly held that the President and Vice President must be residents of different states, this is not actually the case. Nothing in the Constitution prohibits both candidates being from a single state. Instead, the limitation imposed is on the members of the Electoral College, who must cast a ballot for at least one candidate who is not from their own state.
In theory, the candidates elected could both be from one state, but the electors of that state would, in a close electoral contest, run the risk of denying their vice presidential candidate the absolute majority required to secure the election, even if the presidential candidate is elected. This would then place the vice presidential election in the hands of the Senate.
In practice, however, residency is rarely an issue. Parties have avoided nominating tickets containing two candidates from the same state. Further, the candidates may themselves take action to alleviate any residency conflict. For example, at the start of the 2000 election cycle Dick Cheney was a resident of Texas; Cheney quickly changed his residency back to Wyoming, where he had previously served as a U.S. Representative, when Texas governor and Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush asked Cheney to be his vice presidential candidate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States
The furor would be pretty tremendous as it was when Cheney sort of nominated himself to run with GWB.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)Renew Deal
(81,801 posts)One of them will have to move to Wyoming.
DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)That's one quirk of the Constitution that people don't really know about, but it's certainly there.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Say no thank you to the Nanny State ticket
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)For today thus far. Both your original and your amended ones.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Squinch
(50,773 posts)backwoodsbob
(6,001 posts)is a tour bus
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)hughee99
(16,113 posts)Last edited Sun Jan 19, 2014, 06:11 PM - Edit history (1)
the federal government took an active role in the size of soft drinks. Between the lack of concern for our rights, the "nanny-state-ism" and the unbelievably close ties to Wall Street, this may be someone's dream ticket, but I can't imagine what sort of twisted mind that person would have.
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)Every little bit helps to keep people employed.
LAGC
(5,330 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)First time I ever heard the term "affinity troll".
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)El_Johns
(1,805 posts)yuk yuk yuk
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)elleng
(130,126 posts)a woman and a Jew, that will go far. Wish it would.
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)elleng
(130,126 posts)my point was simply a 'real world' thing, disappointing as it is. Neither of them is a favorite of mine.