According to the Financial Times, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is considering a presidential run.
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Bloomberg reportedly is prepared to invest as much as $1 billion of his own money if he were to run.
Bloomberg told the Financial Times (FT) newspaper that he was “looking at all options”. Bloomberg allies have been floating his name and laying the groundwork for a potential Bloomberg White House bid since 2007, only for the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent to eventually decline to jump into the race.
Trump last month downplayed the threat from Bloomberg, saying he would welcome him in the race.
In the Democratic race, the same poll put Bernie Sanders on 56 per cent, compared to Ms Clinton on 40 points.
He told The Financial Times that he is listening to what the candidates on the right and left are saying and what the voters in the primaries seem to be doing.
The media magnate has considered throwing his hat in the presidential ring in the past, apparently testing the waters during the 2008 election before shelving the idea after deciding he couldn’t win.
But despite pro-business views, his liberal stance on issues such as gun control and abortion mean that an independent bid from Mr Bloomberg would be most damaging to the Democrats, says BBC North America reporter Anthony Zurcher. He added that the public deserves “a lot better”.
Trump continued to lead the field with 31 percent support, followed by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida with 17 percent, and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 14 percent, the poll showed on Monday.
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The New Hampshire primaries will be held on Tuesday, the second such event on the USA political calendar after the Iowa caucuses last week.
