Mike Bloomberg keeps talking to allies about running for president as Joe Biden struggles

[brooklynite]

CNBC

Mike Bloomberg might end up running for president, after all.

Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York, has indicated to associates in recent weeks that Joe Biden’s recent struggles against Sen. Elizabeth Warren are making him rethink his decision to stay out of the 2020 Democratic primary. That’s according to people familiar with the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity because the conversations were deemed private.

Bloomberg has signaled he’s “still looking at” running for president, but people close him say that the only way he could even go down that path is if Biden’s fortunes suffer so much that he drops out before or during the early stages of the primary. Bloomberg could then enter the race as one of the rare moderates with enough name recognition and campaign funding to make a run. Forbes estimates his net worth at $51 billion, and he was planning to spend over $100 million on a campaign for president if he ran.

“I think it’s something he wants. He has not been shy about that,” one of Bloomberg’s allies familiar with the talks told CNBC. “Nothing can happen unless Biden drops out, and that’s not happening anytime soon,” this person added.

[ritapria]

1. Bloomberg is Delusional

He has zero chance of winning the nomination …...

[TidalWave46]

2. There was absolutely nothing there to write and article about.

Except that Bloomberg wants to be President.

[vrguy]

3. Here is we go again!

n/t

[BeyondGeography]

4. Oh go away

There is no Bloomberg brand in the Democratic Party. The mere term is hard to type without laughing.

[brush]

5. Bloomberg is an actual billionaire and would expose trump for the fake tycoon and poor businessman..

he is as he's a long-time New Yorker and former mayor who is very familiar with trump's shenanigans. IMO he has endless assets to fund his campaign and would beat trump but it's not his time.

We've got a deep bench of candidates.

[Thekaspervote]

7. Agree! He did a lot for NYC, cleaned up crime. Hates the dotard and would and is currently

Cleaning his clock.

Hope he just keeps doing what he’s doing

[Dem4Life1102]

29. Stop and frisk didn't clean up crime

and neither did his illegal detention of protesters during the 2004 GOP convention.

[Mystery sage]

8. To bad we already had enough of new yorkers being president For our entire lifetime

Yup trump ruined that when you think New York you think Tax Evading piece of crap.

[brush]

12. You've got it wrong. Everyone in New York hates trump. He didn't win NY, Hillary did.

He only won because of Putin's help and many rubes outside of NY fell for the fake image created of him as a brilliant businessman by that show "The Apprentice."

That show was as phony as trump is.

[Mystery sage]

14. I understand

I agree that New York hates trump but some states will believe (once trump is out) the worst of the state With no fault of its own. They would give the person a hard pass unless
He/she was damn good.

For contexts I live in Texas and you know the president we had some time ago was an idiot. (5 level idiot out of 10 feel free to question the score)

[brush]

15. I get your point, but Texas didn't seem to get the blame for W. Maybe because Daddy Bush...

wasn't a total disaster as president.

[Me.]

28. That Former Mayor Became A Big Cheater

when he wangled a deal that disenfranchised NY voters after they twice voted for term limits. It was a scheme cooked up by him and Christine Quinn to give him a 3rd term. WE don't need to suffer having another cheating authoritarian in the WH.

[Peacetrain]

6. Oh no not another NY'er who thinks he is the second coming???

what is it with those guys..

[Mike 03]

10. +1

Yeah, this "save the day" stuff is wearing thin. It's also patronizing given the number of quite amazing candidates we have to choose from already.

[brush]

11. You're mistaken about Bloomberg. He was actually a good mayor of NYC, has put millions into anti-

gun ads and is very familiar with trump's fake tycoon/poor businessman shenanigans as he is a long-time New Yorker as well. Bloomberg is a level headed guy, an actual, self-made billionaire, unlike the fake one name trump, has the assets to fund his own campaign wih way more money than the repugs can raise and he hates trump.

He's nothing like trump and would beat him. It's just not his time. We've got a deep bench of candidates.

[Celerity]

31. Billionaire 'to enter Democratic race for president' if Joe Biden drops out

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mike-bloomberg-2020-election-president-democratic-race-candidate-joe-biden-a9157311.html


Joe is not dropping out, so I highly doubt Bloomberg gets in.

IF Warren wins the nomination, I am, though, then on tenterhooks waiting to see what Schultz and Bloomberg do. Either or both could really fuck us up versus Rump. Toss in a Gabbard-headed Green (Stein is not running, and they have a weak, weak front runner atm) ticket, plus a poor Libertarian ticket (so far less votes siphoned off from Trump than the 5.2 million votes last time that Johnson and also Evan McMullin (as an indie) pulled) and it would be a disaster waiting to happen.

[Mike 03]

9. Bloomberg's Hamlet act.

I like Mike Bloomberg but he always pulls this "To run or not to run" act and if he tries to enter the race late, after all the candidates have done the hard work of running for president, I don't think he'd be well received. Secondly, I question the underlying assumption that Biden is in some kind of severe trouble. Thirdly, there are many candidates that can save the day if that happens. Sometimes I think Bloomberg is just lazy. He wants to be president but he doesn't want to run for president.

[jrthin]

13. Oh, Pleeeze! Go the f*ck away. nt

[MBS]

16. please, no.

Sigh.

[peggysue2]

17. So, what's next?

Howard Schultz reconsiders because there's such a hunger for another gazillionaire business man to make a bid for the White House? Because money alone makes them superior, more adept than those with actual governmental experience (for Bloomberg that would be at the national level).

How many rabbit holes do we need to run through? Come on!

[DrFunkenstein]

18. Who's Gonna Protect the Poor Billionaires From Liz?

The top 15 richest Americans would have seen their net worth decline by more than half to $433.9 billion had Warren’s plan been in place since 1982, according to the paper by University of California, Berkeley professors Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-10/richest-could-lose-hundreds-of-billions-under-warren-wealth-tax

Guess who was among those 15 people?

[Blue_true]

19. Yeah.

Like if Senator Warren knocks Joe Biden out, she won't do the same to him forthwith.

[Renew Deal]

20. Bloomberg would be interesting, but I doubt that there is a big enough audience for him.

I just don't see how get gets above 5% if he begins running in February.

I think the current top tier is incredibly weak. But I struggle to see how someone in the 2nd and 3rd tiers break through.

[Lexblues]

21. I've told many people that Warren will never be the nominee

Even if Biden falters, the Dems would never nominate Warren. I believe if Biden falters, someone not currently running would end up getting nomination...Michelle Obama, Bloomberg, Oprah, etc.

[DrFunkenstein]

23. Unless Biden Truly Implodes in SC, He'll Be There Through Super Tuesday

After that, the math is pretty much impossible except in fantasy land.

Warren would only trounce Biden if she were quite popular. And if that is the case - her favorability is among the highest in the Party, while her unfavorable rating is in the low teens.

You may not like her personally, but you are in the distinct minority.

[Lexblues]

30. The Dems have never nominated anyone like Warren

She is a disrupter. She wants to change everything in the current order in the US. She wants to break up big tech, Wall Street, etc. She wants to take a lot away from powerful people. The Democratic Party is an establishment party by nature. They will never nominate someone like her to become president. I don't dislike Warren at all, but as a student of political history, I would be shocked if she won the nomination.

[Amimnoch]

22. Would be interesting to see how he polls vs trump in the swing states.

Unless he can show stronger in getting that 270.. pass.

[DrFunkenstein]

24. Who Understands The Rust Belt Better Than the 17th Richest Person in the World?

I don't think he quite realizes how it will look when people realize just how much this citizen will personally pay for Warren's agenda.

$52 billion is a lot of two cents.

[Amimnoch]

26. you're logical.

My faith in the swing vote population of the rust belts' level of logical approach to voting is not terribly strong.

[BlueMTexpat]

25. Among other obvious things stated by

others here, Michael Bloomberg is 77 years old.

He was a good NYC mayor. But he has literally no experience in dealing directly with the DC circus and is wholly a product of the NE. That is not to criticize those candidates who are, but has Bloomberg ever even been outside NY State? (A bit of hyperbole there, I am sure, but still ....)

I also agree with the comment upthread about his "Hamlet Act."

Please just stay home, Michael. Please.

[no_hypocrisy]

27. He's a spoiler