The Draft Bloomberg movement was a political movement launched in 2007, in an effort to convince New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run for president. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. [1]. The movement ended February 28, 2008 when Mayor Bloomberg formally announced that he had no plans to run for President. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule [2].
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Independent Greens of Virginia
- On January 1, 2008 Virginia's Independent Party, the Independent Greens of Virginia launched the first state petition drive in the nation to put Michael Bloomberg on the ballot for President. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Independent Greens of Virginia, (also known as the Indy Greens) is the state affiliate of the Independence Party of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia They started their petition drive in Independence, Virginia. Independence is a town in Grayson County, Virginia, United States.
- On April 14, 2008 the Independent Greens of Virginia, submitted 10,271 petition signatures to the Virginia State Board of Elections to put Michael Bloomberg's name on the ballot for President in Virginia. [6]
Unity08 splinter group
There had been talk of drafting Bloomberg to run as a presidential candidate on the Unity08 ticket. Unity08 is a presently inactive American political reform movement that aims to offer all voters an opportunity to directly engage in politics by ranking the most crucial 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. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Doug Bailey is "a legendary Republican consultant" and founder of The Hotline and one of the four co-founders of the political reform movement Unity08 Gerald Rafshoon is one of the four founding members of Unity08, and was the White House Communications Director under the presidency of Jimmy Carter (in [3]
Support for the movement
Support for the movement came primarily from independent voters unhappy with the choices the two major parties were offering. However, Dilbert creator Scott Adams[4] and entrepreneur Mark Cuban[5] were both supporters of the movement. Dilbert (first published April 16, 1989) is an American Comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is the creator of the Dilbert Comic strip and the Author of several Business Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958 in Pittsburgh). He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, an NBA Basketball team, Political consultants Doug Bailey and Gerald Rafshoon quit the Unity08 movement to work to draft Bloomberg[6]
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- ^ Danis, Kirsten (2008-01-11). Doug Bailey is "a legendary Republican consultant" and founder of The Hotline and one of the four co-founders of the political reform movement Unity08 Gerald Rafshoon is one of the four founding members of Unity08, and was the White House Communications Director under the presidency of Jimmy Carter (in Unity08 is a presently inactive American political reform movement that aims to offer all voters an opportunity to directly engage in politics by ranking the most crucial 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Two from presidential reform group quit to draft Mayor Bloomberg for 2008 bid. NYDailyNews. com. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
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