What's up with Bloomberg not removing his name in Virginia?

[aaroh]

The beef of the story is that the Green Party placed Bloomberg's name on the ballot in Virginia and placed Ron Paul as Bloomberg's running mate without the candidates' consent. Bloomberg's lawyers response....errr just let it go and lets not do anything about it. As trivial as this may seem, this shenanigan could cost the democrats the general election by siphoning off votes from democrats.

Excerpt from this article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/18/bloomberg-set-to-be-on-pr_n_119579.html


The state of Virginia is, for the first time in many decades, a toss up in the presidential election. And with its 13 electoral votes and polls showing a tight race, the commonwealth should host a fierce competition between Barack Obama and John McCain.

This past week, however, a small but potentially significant ripple was introduced to that equation. On Friday, under the radar, the Independent Green Party of Virginia successfully gathered enough signatures to put New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's name on the presidential ballot. They did it all without the mayor's knowledge or consent. Moreover, they wrote in as his number two Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a hero to an impassioned group of libertarians, online activists, and U.S. foreign policy critics.

[dontforgetpoland]

1. :) IG placed Ron Paul is his VP. Ha!