“He’s very opposite on me with guns, and he’s opposite on pro-life, and he’s opposite on lots of things”, Mr. Trump said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
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“I would love that competition”.
Bloomberg has retained advisers and plans to conduct a poll after the February 9 New Hampshire primary to assess the state of the race and judge whether there is an opening for him to mount an independent campaign, according to three people familiar with his thinking.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Bloomberg is uncomfortable with the rise of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s principal Democratic challenger, and of the prospect of real-estate mogul Donald Trump being the Republican nominee. If he did run, he would emphasize his role in rebuilding NY after 9/11 and his record of working with politicians from both parties.
“As of now, he’s just a private citizen who owns a big company”. Marco Rubio said that “If he becomes a candidate, then we’ll have a conversation about our differences”.
Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders says he is not happy over the possibility of another wealthy presidential contender.
GOP candidate Jeb Bush, raised in an affluent family and whose father was president, called Bloomberg a “great mayor”, despite have different political views. “So if he splits the Democrat vote, those for gun control, that might be good for Republicans”, Paul said.
So far, there’s been no official comment from Bloomberg on his speculated bid for president.
‘And I’m going to do the best I can to sure that I get the nomination and we’ll go from there’.
In an interview with Meet The Press on Sunday, the Democratic presidential candidate said that Bloomberg’s recent flirtation with an independent run in order to keep the presidency out of the hands of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and Sen. Among caucus-goers who describe themselves as very conservative, Cruz leads Trump 34 percent to 33 percent, while among evangelicals, Cruz has a 2 point edge.
Former New York Mayor and media baron Michael Bloomberg is said to be considering entering the race for the White House.
Sanders, for his part, showed off an attack line he would likely use if Bloomberg did enter.
“I think the American people do not want to see our nation move toward an oligarchy, where billionaires control the political process”, Sanders said on Meet the Press.
Bloomberg appears to be considering those and other factors, according to the New York Times, and has set a deadline for reaching a decision of early March.
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Bloomberg switched from being a Democrat to becoming Republican to run for mayor in 2001 and later switched during his mayoral terms to being an independent.
