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Title: Bloomberg seriously considering White House bid, source says
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URL Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/23/polit ... hael-bloomberg-president-2016/
Published: Jan 23, 2016
Author: Karl de Vries and Kevin Bohn, CNN
Post Date: 2016-01-23 12:24:52 by Ada
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Views: 220
Comments: 22
Will Mike Bloomberg run as a third-party candidate? Washington (CNN)Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is seriously considering a possible independent presidential run and is looking at making a decision sometime in March, a source familiar with Bloomberg's thinking told CNN on Saturday. The source said aides to the three-term mayor are looking at ballot access issues, but the source refused to speak specifically about what Bloomberg, 73, asked to be done. The source added that Bloomberg sees the Republican and Democratic presidential races as becoming increasingly polarized, and neither fits Bloomberg's views. But Bloomberg, who has flirted with Oval Office aspirations in the past, is serious about a possible candidacy, the source insisted. A spokesman for the former mayor declined to comment. News of Bloomberg's consideration was first reported Saturday morning by The New York Times, which said the media mogul would be willing to spend $1 billion of his own money on a White House bid. A source close to the former mayor has previously told CNN that Bloomberg would seriously consider entering the race if it appeared Donald Trump or Texas Sen. Ted Cruz would face Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the general election. RELATED: Bloomberg commissioned poll to test 2016 waters, source says Last month, the media mogul commissioned a poll to see how he would fare as a third-party candidate against Trump and Hillary Clinton, the respective Republican and Democratic presidential front-runners, the source close to the former mayor told CNN. The poll was requested after Bloomberg saw Trump's meteoric rise to the top of the GOP field, and he's also eyed a run as Sanders has mounted a serious challenge to Clinton. This source, however, did not discuss the poll's findings. The 2016 race, Obama's legacy, congressional gridlock — get the most important political news delivered to your inbox. By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy. Enter email address Subscribe Ohio governor and Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich told CNN in New Hampshire Saturday that he isn't worrying about Bloomberg's plans, but added that he likes the mayor. "I just worry about doing my thing and we'll see what happens. But, you know, he was a good mayor of New York, and if he wants to run, it will probably stimulate the debate. I'm all in favor of that," Kasich said. RELATED: Bloomberg for President? White House whispers surrounding Bloomberg, a longtime Democrat who switched to the Republican Party to seek the NYC mayoralty in 2001, but who ran for his third term as an independent, are not new, and he remains a nationally recognized political figure. He launched a research effort into his chances as an independent ahead of the 2008 campaign before ruling out a bid early in the primary fight. He waited until November to endorse President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012, citing climate change in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. And last year, the New York Post reported that New York Democrats approached Bloomberg to gauge his interest in a presidential run. Lately, he has earned conservatives' ire with his push for greater gun control, and the National Rifle Association launched an ad campaign over the summer accusing him of using his personal fortune to try and strip people of their individual rights and freedoms. CNN's Cassie Spodak contributed to this report.
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#1. To: Ada (#0)
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Great. Just what we need, another New York billionaire candidate. /sarc
Since that whole "natural born" thingy doesn't count anymore, how about George Soros or Binyamin Nut&Yahoo?
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. AND a Jue to boot. (Would love to.)
I just don't see people in Montana, Oklahoma, Georgia, etc. willing to waste their votes on the little gun-grabbing kike.
#2. To: Ada (#0)
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#3. To: Fred Mertz (#1)
#4. To: Ada (#0)
-Alex Kurtagic
#5. To: X-15 (#4) (Edited)
'Sides, he's too old to get elected. Only a certain age bracket has a chance anymore with the exception of massive criminals like Hellary.
#6. To: X-15 (#4)
Bibi Bloomberg would siphon off enough votes to elect a fellow jew, either Clinton or Sanders. I just don't see people in Montana, Oklahoma, Georgia, etc. willing to waste their votes on the little gun-grabbing kike.
#7. To: Ada (#0)
A deluded POS New York Jew who thinks Flyover Land, where I live, is empty.
"Have Brain, Will Travel
#8. To: Cynicom (#6)
Trump will take at least 47 states.
"Have Brain, Will Travel
#9. To: Turtle (#8)
You see the anti Trump/Palin vitriol spewed here on 4UM? Seems there are some that are satisfied with the status quo and the two jews, Clinton and Sanders. Trump will take at least 47 states.
#10. To: Esso (#2)
It seems like voters deserve either sometimes. Is David Rockefeller still around? Maybe the three could have a debate... Since that whole "natural born" thingy doesn't count anymore, how about George Soros or Binyamin Nut&Yahoo?
"We need more H-1B visas, because source code is rotting in the fields." - Countenance Blog
#11. To: Cynicom (#6)
My thoughts exactly. Better an establishment lackey than anyone who would serve US citizens. Bibi Bloomberg would siphon off enough votes to elect a fellow jew, either Clinton or Sanders.
"We need more H-1B visas, because source code is rotting in the fields." - Countenance Blog
#12. To: Turtle (#7)
How many electoral votes can Flyover Country command? Probably enough.
#13. To: Ada (#12)
How many regiments does the National Review Online have?
"We need more H-1B visas, because source code is rotting in the fields." - Countenance Blog
#14. To: Dakmar (#13)
Fewer than they expected. Seems that most of their readers are not neocons. How many regiments does the National Review Online have?
#15. To: Ada (#14)
Yikes, what are they then? Fewer than they expected. Seems that most of their readers are not neocons.
"We need more H-1B visas, because source code is rotting in the fields." - Countenance Blog
#16. To: Dakmar (#15)
They were and to some extent still are a conservative magazine. I have a lifetime subscription which I never read but pass along to my husband who does. I think their readers are Fox News types with higher IQs.
#17. To: Ada (#16) (Edited)
I, on the other hand, would estimate the Rich Lowry fanbase concentrated in a few large East Coast cities and a certain kosher capitol.
"We need more H-1B visas, because source code is rotting in the fields." - Countenance Blog
#18. To: Dakmar (#17)
My lifetime subscription comes from some volunteer work I did for the magazine in my misspent youth. Mr. Buckley was then in charge and the base was more Irish and Italian.
#19. To: Ada (#18)
I thought WASPs ran everything?
"We need more H-1B visas, because source code is rotting in the fields." - Countenance Blog
#20. To: Dakmar (#19)
Not any more. It was the Buckley family's oil money that started NR but wasn't enough. I thought WASPs ran everything?
#21. To: Ada (#20)
Buckley did not have that much money. It was Skull and Bones money. A British Jew went to NR offices and offered anyone there $50,000 to fund a Nazi magazine so they could raise money from Jews who survived WW II. Did not care what they wrote as long as they had lots of bog swastikas. George Lincoln Rockwell took the $50,000. He was later killed by a crazy yid.
The Truth of 911 Shall Set You Free From The Lie
#22. To: Horse (#21)
Orders went out that there was to be no anti-Semitic speech by any of the staff. As the staff was mostly Irish RC, it was not easy to comply. A British Jew went to NR offices and offered anyone there $50,000 to fund a Nazi magazine so they could raise money from Jews who survived WW II.
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