Bloomberg dropped his Republican Party affiliation on June 19, 2007, stating "I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107202541/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11203856 |title=Bloomberg Drops GOP, Fuels Talk of Presidential Bid |work=[[NPR]] |date=June 20, 2007 }}</ref> Bloomberg is traditionally known as a fiscal [[conservative]] with social liberal tendencies. He was frequently mentioned as a possible independent candidate for the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. | Bloomberg dropped his Republican Party affiliation on June 19, 2007, stating "I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107202541/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11203856 |title=Bloomberg Drops GOP, Fuels Talk of Presidential Bid |work=[[NPR]] |date=June 20, 2007 }}</ref> Bloomberg is traditionally known as a fiscal [[conservative]] with social liberal tendencies. He was frequently mentioned as a possible independent candidate for the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. |