Draft Bloomberg Committee Announced Today

Committee Says 'Washington is Broken' and Bloomberg Can Deliver

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Draft Bloomberg Committee
was officially announced today encouraging Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run in
the 2008 presidential race. Founders Doug Bailey (R), former GOP consultant
and Hotline founder, and Gerald Rafshoon (D), former White House
Communications Director in the Carter administration, announced today at the
National Press Club that the committee sees Bloomberg as the solution to a
broken two party political system that no longer serves the American people.

"At a time when Washington desperately needs to find common ground to deal
with the terrorist threat, soaring deficits, failing schools, immigration
challenge, and unaffordable health care, Mike Bloomberg has the unique
experience of governing our largest city with non partisan government," said
Bailey. "Right now, a severe economic recession threatens our economy at home
and competitiveness abroad. Mike Bloomberg has a unique record of business
success in and understanding of the financial markets," he continued. "He is a
unique person for a unique moment in our history."

"He is a competent non-ideological leader who can bring the country together,"
said Rafshoon. "He has had multiple business successes and runs the largest
city in the United States."

Draft Bloomberg is launching a 50-state petition
(www.draftmichaelbloomberg.com) urging the mayor to run. The bipartisan
effort is striving to bring Democrats, Republicans and Independents.

"At a time when our politics seems mostly to be dominated by bickering, attack
ads and sound bites, Mike Bloomberg would be a uniquely refreshing, positive,
candid, proven leader," said Bailey.

For additional information regarding the Draft Bloomberg Committee, please
visit: www.draftmichaelbloomberg.com.

SOURCE Draft Bloomberg Committee

Rachel Nathan of Draft Bloomberg Committee, +1-716-472-1877,
RNathan1180@aol.com