She disclosed that “sources close to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg tell ABC News if Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump win their party’s nominations, Bloomberg may run as an independent and spend one billion dollars on his campaign”.
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Bloomberg’s associates say he is particularly concerned about the domination of the Republican contest by another billionaire, flamboyant NY real estate mogul Donald Trump, someone Bloomberg has known for two decades, and also is anxious about the outcome of the Democratic race.
Reports surfaced over the weekend that Bloomberg, founder of financial information and media firm Bloomberg LP, is putting out feelers for a potential third-party run for the White House.
Bloomberg was a longtime Democrat who became a Republican to run for mayor in 2001 and later switched to be an independent.
“Michael has been a friend of mine over the years, I don’t know if we’re friends anymore, frankly”.
“I would love to have Michael Bloomberg run, I would love that competition”.
Asked about possible Bloomberg’s run yesterday on CNN, Trump said he was confident he could beat him but did not think he would actually run.
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (center) and Donald Trump (right) with Joe Torre at the 2008 Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation Golf Classic at Trump National Golf Club. She said Sunday she’ll “relieve” him of that decision by winning the nomination. “The way I read what he said is that if I didn’t get the nomination he would do it…”
Democrats, who could be hurt most by a Bloomberg candidacy, didn’t shrug off the prospect. “I would love that competition”.
“I think he’d be a detriment, I don’t think he’d add much to the race”, one potential voter said.
Mr. Trump said he would “love it” if his fellow billionaire entered the race, saying it would only highlight his big policy difference with the former mayor. Bernie Sanders, right, gestures toward former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, in Charleston, S.C., January 17, 2016. “He’s all about, ‘I know better than you do.’ It’s the antithesis of America when we get down to micromanaging what people are drinking”. 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.
Bloomberg also gets a similar amount of the vote if the Republican nominee is changed to Sen. He’s very opposite on me with guns, and he’s opposite on pro-life, and he’s opposite on lot of things.
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“It will tell people what I have been saying for a long time, is that this country is moving away from democracy to oligarchy, that billionaires are the people who are controlling our political life”, he said.
