"Lately, Bloomberg as an Independent seems to be gathering momentumn."

If you're serious then you're obviously watching too much teevee and listening to the corporate media bobble heads with way too little skepticism.

If you're intending to be humorous then that's really funny.

We're going one way, more and better Dems. No more Blue dogs, Bush dogs and LieberDems. The fight starts now.

Michael Bloomberg was not a name I had heard mentioned very often, but all of sudden his potential candidacy is not just mentioned more and more on TV and written media, but also in blogs and in everyday conversations I've had with voters.

I'm not very informed about the man. The things I've heard include his philanthropy--the spending of his own money to fund better more innovative public school education and the fact that people in NY are very supportive of him.

Like I said. I haven't had a chance to examine Bloomberg's record or his possible plans. I just noticed people mentioning his name more often.

I assume when a person I don't know much about comes up in conversations more and more often, there must be some support for him somewhere.

Are we experiencing a turning point in this election? Is the beginning of the end of the 2 party sytem? Will more and more people declare themselves Indpendent next time around?

I can't recall any presidential campaign that I haven't heard these questions asked.

But to try and answer your questions:

Yes, but turning points are all along the campaign trail in an election year. No, it's not the beginning of the end, it's a perpetual half-time. And yes, more people will declare themselves Independent just because it's the American thing to do.

What does it mean? It means that after all the numbers come in and are analyzed to death, both parties will study the results and adapt accordingly, and, they hope, effectively.