John Anderson discusses the Bloomberg Effect

by Paul Fidalgo // Published June 21, 2007
The Journal News of Westchester, NY is one of many news organizations losing sleep over the juicy prospect of a Bloomberg independent presidential candidacy. Wisely, they got hold of FairVote"s chairman (and former independent presidential candidate) John Anderson to talk about the effect someone like Bloomberg could potentially have on the 2008 race.

In the interview, John recounts his own experience on the difficult third-party trail to the White House, and posits, "I think the stars are in alignment for what could be a real shakeup in the traditional political constellation, to be as dramatic as I can be."

You can read the whole article by Phil Reisman here.

If you caught "Nightline" last night, you also saw John talk with Jake Tapper, eloquently, on the same subject. This Monday morning, Louisianians will be able to hear John Anderson on the Jim Engster Show on Louisiana Pubic Radio, which airs at 9:00 am CT.

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  • Depends how you define "shake-up." I'd define it as a third party capturing such a significant percentage of the popular vote as to bring the party alignment into question. In terms of popular vote share, 2000 is more of a "misfire" (though there was in that year, for whatever reason, a slice of the electorate dissatisfied enough to leave the Democrats). Misfire or shake-up, IRV is sensible way to deal with spoilers in a two-party system.

    Posted by Jack, 2007-06-29 00:17:27 (5 years ago)

  • I am a huge fan of John Anderson, having been his petition coordinator in my city back in 1980, and having been thrilled to meet him finally in 2000. But (and you knew with a set-up like that, there was a "but" coming), has anyone kept count of how many times in the last 26 years he has said that the upcoming election could be a real opportunity for a shake-up of the 2-party system? I know this is not the first time he has said that since 1980!

    Posted by MSS, 2007-06-28 20:20:25 (5 years ago)