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"With speculation swirling about presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s choice for running mate, a surprising name has popped into the discussion — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

When McCain had breakfast with Bloomberg recently in Manhattan, a McCain spokesman told the New York Post that "discussing a vice-presidential slot for Bloomberg was not on the agenda."

But a source close to the mayor told John Heilemann of New York magazine that the topic was definitely part of the conversation.

"One of the participants, in fact, came away from the conversation under the distinct impression that Bloomberg is on McCain’s short list," Heilemann wrote.

The Democrat turned Republican turned Independent could aid the McCain campaign in a number of ways come November, according to Heilemann:

For one thing, billionaire Bloomberg’s entrepreneurial background could serve to counter McCain’s admitted shortcomings regarding economics.
Republicans are "losing on the economy by 10 to 15 points," said Doug Schoen, Bloomberg’s pollster during his mayoral campaigns. "With Mike on the ticket, that gap would quickly, dramatically close."
As a Jew, Bloomberg could strengthen McCain in several critical swing states with sizeable Jewish populations, including Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Bloomberg would enhance McCain’s image as a moderate,( He’d HAVE to move RIGHT for THAT ) and help distance him from the policies of an unpopular president as Democrats seek to portray the Senator as a George Bush clone, Schoen maintains.

"The Republican brand is dead, at least for this election," Schoen said. "McCain needs to go outside the box, and that’s where Mike lives."

Perhaps most importantly, Bloomberg could provide McCain with a huge financial boost if he were willing to spend part of his fortune on the campaign.

"Mike Bloomberg spent $83 million in a re-election simply in New York City," New York Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey told an interviewer. If he were the V.P. candidate, the figure would be "between zero and a billion [dollars]."

But there is one eventuality that could torpedo any McCain effort to land Bloomberg as his running mate — an overture to the mayor to run as the vice presidential candidate along with the likely Democratic candidate, Barack Obama.

According to Heilemann, Obama also had breakfast recently with Bloomberg, and even showed him an important economic speech before he delivered it.

A member of Bloomberg’s inner circle said that Bloomberg and Obama reps held a meeting in April, Heilemann reported, "to discuss the former’s suitability to being the latter’s No. 2." "

Is there NO difference whatsoever between the parties anymore????

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