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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-31-08 10:07 AM
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59. But JFK is not considered extreme - and that is what Caroline Kennedy brings
You are correct that he does not seem to like Kennedy.

Knowing he was considered a Democrat until he ran as a Republican in 2001, I looked at donations that go back to 1979. His donations prior to 2001 were mostly Democratic but eclectic. He does not appear to have been a Kennedy fan or HRC fan - but he gave money to very liberal Democrats running for the MA Congressional delegation and he appears a long time Bradley and Dodd supporter. He does appear to be a McCain fan.
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=New+York&st=NY&last=Bloomberg&first=Michael

From this - I would guess he supports McCain. He gave money to Romney against Kennedy for Senate, but unless I missed something - not in his later run for Governor. (In the Senate run, he played the role of a liberal Republican) He did give some money to Bill Clinton in 1996 and 1992, but also gave to other Democrats in 1992 and to Republicans including Steve Frobes!

I don't know if the Democratic candidate matters in terms of if he would run. He clearly is not a HRC fan - he gave to Dodd and Corzine in 2000 and not her, though he is a NYer. I see no proof that he likes Obama better - he does like Leiberman better. (The Leiberman contribution may show where he is on Iraq. Given that, he could hurt McCain more than either Democrat.) This looks like he prefers the Republicans left - other than Huckabee, who is not going to win.



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