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...consultants, Douglas Bailey and Gerald Rafshoon, told reporters Tuesday that Bloomberg's name recognition, independent political affiliation and personal fortune make him unusually well positioned to break the partisan gridlock in Washington. "Michael Bloomberg, if he runs," said Bailey, "will be elected President of the United States...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Draft Bloomberg Movement Launched | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

...Bailey, a Republican who worked for Gerald Ford, and Rafshoon, a Democrat who helped elect Jimmy Carter in 1976, recently resigned from a months-long project called UNITY 08 designed to encourage people to pick and elect a mixed ticket with a Republican and a Democrat for President and vice president. They are placing their bets now on a Bloomberg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Draft Bloomberg Movement Launched | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

...Rafshoon, who owns a film production firm, said Bloomberg's experience starting and running a global media company gives him the competence the "times and recent experiences" demand. "He's not an ideologue," said Rafshoon. "He's a problem solver. He has also run things," he said. "He has started a business, run a business. He has run a city... When you hear him talk about the issues he's not in opposition to any particular group. He's trying to find a common ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Draft Bloomberg Movement Launched | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

...Bailey and Rafshoon said they have yet to speak with Bloomberg about a run for President. But Bailey assured reporters that Bloomberg had no interest in being a spoiler. Bloomberg, said Bailey, would not run "unless he thinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Draft Bloomberg Movement Launched | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

...Gerald Rafshoon, a Carter White House alumnus who served briefly as a media adviser, left the organization believing that "Perot has made it a cult of personality and has a messianic vision of himself." But Perot did make one important concession to convention when he hired two experienced handlers in early June to run his campaign. Ed Rollins had directed Ronald Reagan's 1984 campaign, and Hamilton Jordan had managed Jimmy Carter's efforts in 1976 and '80. Their mission was to convert Perot's feisty guerrilla operation into a force capable of waging a general election campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Perot Takes a Walk | 7/27/1992 | See Source »

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