Michael Bloomberg Says He Plans to Spend $1 Billion On This Frightening New Plan You know Michael Bloomberg, you know his politics, you know his anti-gun activity too.
What you might not know is he harbors presidential aspirations. Bloomberg has just announced to his inner staff he wants to launch a bid to run for the Presidency so he can stamp out the second amendment once and for all.
Yahoo News writes:
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has told his aides to draw up plans for an independent campaign for the U.S. presidency, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Bloomberg has advised friends and associates that he would be willing to spend at least $1 billion of his own money on a campaign for the November 2016 election, according to the source, who spoke on condition on anonymity to discuss the former mayor’s thinking.
News of Bloomberg mulling a presidential run was first reported Saturday by the New York Times.
Bloomberg, 73, has given himself an early March deadline for entering the race, the source said, after commissioning a poll in December to see how he would fare against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Republican and Democratic frontrunners.
Part of Bloomberg’s motivation to enter the race stems from a frustration with Clinton’s campaign, the source said. Clinton has been dogged by questions about her honesty amid an ongoing investigation into her use of a private email server as secretary of state.
Sanders, Clinton’s chief rival, has recently surged in polling in key early voting states Iowa and New Hampshire. That development has made Bloomberg increasingly worried about a general election between Sanders, a self-described socialist, and Trump or Cruz, both of whom have staked out far-right positions on issues like immigration.
At the New Hampshire Republican Party “First in the Nation Presidential Town Hall” in Nashua, Senator Rand Paul, who is lagging badly in opinion polls, seemed unfazed by the possibility of a Bloomberg third-party run. He even saw a bright side for his party.
“If he splits the Democrat vote – those for gun control – that might be good for Republicans,” Paul told reporters.
While the prospect of having Bloomberg as President is anything but appealing, the idea his running could split the liberal vote certainly does have its upsides.
Rand Paul pointed out if he actually mounted a successful third party campaign it could solidify the chances of a pro-gun Republican nabbing the top seat.
Bloomberg, like many other liberals who don’t like guns, is only trying to eliminate private gun ownership so he and his cronies can solidify more power into his own hands.
Do you think he’ll actually follow through with his plans?
Poster Comment:
Bloomberg is a little late to throw his hat in the ring. Let him spend his money.