Lou Dobbs has said he’s not leaving his post at CNN, but now he’s telling his readers to look out for a new candidate in the 2008 election. This candidate is an “independent populist . . . who understands the genius of this country lies in the hearts and minds of its people and not in the prerogatives and power of its elites.”
Sounds like Lou is thinking of getting in the race:
Friends of Mr. Dobbs say he is seriously contemplating a race for the first time, although it’s still unlikely. They spin a scenario under which the acerbic commentator would parachute into the race if Michael Bloomberg, the New York billionaire and favorite of East Coast elites, enters the field as an independent. With Hillary Clinton continuing to score badly in polls in the categories of honesty and integrity, and with the public’s many doubts about Rudy Giuliani and other GOP contenders, Mr. Bloomberg may well see an opportunity to roil the political waters by entering the race late. If so, Mr. Dobbs then sees a niche for a “fourth-party” candidate who could paint the three other contenders as completely out of touch.
His playbook would be similar to that of Ross Perot in 1992, who didn’t enter the presidential race until the major parties began holding their primaries but quickly shot up to 25% in many polls.
Yes and Ross Perot gave us Bill Clinton. There are people out there who like Dobbs, mainly because of this stance on immigration and his speaking out on the NAU and SPP. But there is not a chance in the world he wins this election.
Please Lou, don’t give us Hillary.
