David Broder slips a cog

Published: August 26, 2007, 4:53 pm

Tags: satire humor, democrats, 2008 election, u s politics

Bloomberg And Hagel For 2008? Chuck Hagel, the senator from Nebraska, describes himself as a “tidal” politician, one who believes that larger forces in society shape careers more than the ambitions of individuals. “The only mistakes I’ve made,” he told me last week, “were when I tried to go against the tide.” Today, that tide may be carrying him away from his Republican Party and toward a third-party or independent ticket with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg — a development that could reshape the dynamics of the 2008 presidential race. Next month, Hagel will make a threshold decision — whether to run for a third term in the Senate. [snip] So it really comes down to a question of the strength of those tidal forces moving out there in American politics. Hagel’s sense, reinforced by a recent trip to California, where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is providing a demonstration of the powerful appeal of “post-partisan”

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