Carey Campbell

Michael Bloomberg to Run for President of Virginia

Michael Bloomberg to Run for President of Virginia
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Picture this: It’s after midnight on election night and the familiar red-blue divide that defined the last two presidential elections has reared its head again. Barack Obama has held all of John Kerry’s 2004 states and John McCain has held all of George W. Bush’s – with two exceptions: Iowa and Colorado. One state – Virginia – has yet to go final, and with both candidates just short of the magic 270 electoral vote mark (Obama 268, McCain 257) the Old Dominion is set to pick the next president. Finally, somewhere around two A.M. the networks simultaneously strike up their we-are-about-project-a-state music and call it for…Michael Bloomberg.  read more »

Bloomberg Drafter Bumped from Montel's 'Most Important Show'

Bloomberg Drafter Bumped from Montel's 'Most Important Show'
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Montel Williams dedicated a whole episode of his talk show to the presidential campaign and called it “The most important show you’ll ever watch.”

Carey Campbell, the head of the Draft Michael Bloomberg effort in Virginia, agreed to come up for the January 24th taping of the show, which also featured John Edwards' daughter Cate, Janine Turner (“a politically savvy actress“) and Heather Smith, head of Rock the Vote.  read more »