A competitive independent run for President by Michael Bloomberg would not require "huge defections by Democrats and Republicans" ("For 2 Years, Bloomberg Aides Prepared Way for Run", NYT, June 21). According to polls conducted in recent months by both Gallup and The Wall Street Journal, the number of U.S. voters who self-identify as independent stands at between 38% and 42%. These figures strongly suggest that there is a section of the electorate (apparently more numerous than either Democrats or Republicans) who share Bloomberg's concern about "partisan agendas" ("The Bloomberg Question", NYT, June 21).
Is it not remarkable that in the debates that have so far been televised, not a single Democrat or Republican candidate for president has made a serious appeal to these independent voters, addressed their concerns, or even acknowledged that they exit? Mr. Bloomberg has put these candidates on notice that they ignore independent voters at their peril.
Louis Hinman
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Taking this to the next step, the "Spoiler" label is off the table. But this then leads to a different type of "Spoiler". This possible three-way could force the 2008 election into the hands of the Congress as no one gets 270 electoral votes. So this time it's not the Supreme Court but your elected officials who pick the next President.
Michael H. Drucker
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