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Bloomberg to attend bipartisan meeting

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 30, 2007 8:22 PM CST
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(Newser) – Michael Bloomberg may run in 2008 after all, if a bipartisan group of politicos fail to see progress from the major parties, the Washington Post reports. Bloomberg and a gaggle of figures, including former senators and governors, will meet next week in Oklahoma. They plan to demand that major presidential hopefuls reveal their scheme for a “government of national unity." If candidates fail the test, a new party may be born.

Ex-Democratic senator David Boren, one of the organizers, said he will likely back an independent challenger "if we don't see a refocusing of the campaign on a bipartisan approach.” Bloomberg, the New York mayor and multibillionaire who has denied an ’08 run, could raise campaign funds easily, the Post notes. Other attendees will include Dwight Eisenhower’s granddaughter and Republican senator Chuck Hagel.

Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, right, will help organize a meeting of prominent Republican and Democratic leaders to end the partisan gridlock in Washington. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, right, will help organize a meeting of prominent Republican and Democratic leaders to end the partisan gridlock in Washington. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)   (Associated Press)
University of Oklahoma president David Boren, right, applauds Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney during an appearance in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, but Boren is organizing a meeting of prominent Democratic and Republican leaders to discuss ways to end the partisan gridlock in Washington. If we don't see a...
University of Oklahoma president David Boren, right, applauds Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney during an appearance in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, but Boren is organizing a meeting...   (Associated Press)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg denies that he is seeking a 2008 presidential nomination, but has been traveling extensively. On December 12, 2007, he delivered a speech at China's Fudan University. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg denies that he is seeking a 2008 presidential nomination, but has been traveling extensively. On December 12, 2007, he delivered a speech at China's Fudan University....   (Associated Press)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will meet next week with a dozen leading Democrats and Republicans, who will join him in challenging the major-party contenders to spell out their plans for forming a government of national unity to end the gridlock in Washington, the Washington Post says. (AP Photo/Eugene...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will meet next week with a dozen leading Democrats and Republicans, who will join him in challenging the major-party contenders to spell out their plans for forming...   (Associated Press)
Michael Bloomberg, a former Democrat who was elected mayor of New York as a Republican, left the GOP this past summer to become an independent. While disclaiming any plan to run for president in 2008, he has continued to fuel speculation by traveling widely and speaking out on both domestic...
Michael Bloomberg, a former Democrat who was elected mayor of New York as a Republican, left the GOP this past summer to become an independent. While disclaiming any plan to run for president in 2008,...   (Associated Press)
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