# A Sam Nunn/Michael Bloomberg candidacy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sam-nunn-michael-bloomberg-candidacy/416733>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 24, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sam-nunn-michael-bloomberg-candidacy/416733 "2007-08-24T04:23:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sam-nunn-michael-bloomberg-candidacy/416733/21 "2007-08-27T16:57:48Z")

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It will be interesting. I sort of think Bloomberg at the top might help Republicans, whereas Nunn at the top might help Democrats.

Stay tuned, I guess.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sam-nunn-michael-bloomberg-candidacy/416733/22 "2007-08-30T03:52:25Z")

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To succeed, a third party needs several things:

1. A charismatic candidate (Teddy Roosevelt, say)

2. A strong, regional base (the South for Strom Thurmond, e.g.)

3. A burning issue that gets people excited.  
Would a Bloomberg/Nunn or Nunn/Bloomberg ticket have ANY of those things?

No.

It’s a stupid idea. But if Bloomberg wants to blow a few hundred mill, he’s free to do so.

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