By ALEXANDER BURNS and MAGGIE HABERMANJAN. 23, 2016
Michael R. Bloomberg has instructed advisers and associates to draw up plans for a potential independent campaign in this year’s presidential race. His advisers said he was galled by Donald J. Trump’s dominance of the Republican field, and troubled by Hillary Clinton’s stumbles and the rise of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the Democratic side.
Mr. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has in the past contemplated running for the White House on a third-party ticket, but always concluded he could not win. A confluence of unlikely events in the 2016 election, however, has given new impetus to his presidential aspirations.
Mr. Bloomberg, 73, has already taken concrete steps toward a possible campaign, and has indicated to friends and allies that he would be willing to spend at least $1 billion of his fortune on it, according to people briefed on his deliberations who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss his plans. He has set a deadline for making a final decision in early March, the latest point at which advisers believe Mr. Bloomberg could enter the race and still qualify to appear as an independent candidate on the ballot in all 50 states.
I would vote for him over any of the others.
He is an accomplished businessman, politician and he does not have an oversized ego.
you don’t know Mike Bloomberg I can assure you from personal experience that his ego is double Mr Trumps
I agree with 7:52….cuz all of the other candidates are clowns with the possible exception of Kasich.
I’m sure that he would get a very favorable response from NY-area residents, but with the exception of California, I just don’t see him getting much traction elsewhere. Anyway, what’s his party affiliation as of today? He has changed it a few times, so I’m not sure.
Short man, big ego. He buys what he wants
Run Mike Run!!!
I believe all of them say what there voters want to hear