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Billionaire and ex-New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking steps to run for president, months after saying he would not run
A spokesman said that Bloomberg ��believes that Donald Trump represents an unprecedented threat to our nation�� and that ��the current field of candidates is not well positioned�� to defeat him. He plans to file for access to the Alabama ballot before Friday��s deadline; deadlines for filing for additional state ballots are looming.
In March, Bloomberg said that he would not run for president after concluding that his path to the Democratic nomination was narrow and that he could accomplish more as a private citizen. ��I am clear-eyed about the difficulty of winning the Democratic nomination in such a crowded field,�� he said then.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...l_news__alert-politics--alert-national&wpmk=1
Now THAT would change the dynamics considerably....He could be a formidable candidate.
Bloomberg would be a welcome change to the Gotham crime boss and his henchmen in power, now.
Besides, Bloomberg actually knows how to make a billion without stealing it from others.
Personally.......I am hoping he does...........
Can you imagine?? Intelligence, articulate, experienced............diplomatic ..........ya know......all those important qualities for POTUS.....AND mentally, emotionally psychologically STABLE...........mature .........and wise.
The world would go through a culture shock................;-)
Guess.........we shal lsee...
Americans don't want a smart president, they want a celebrity, preferably a blow hard, wife cheating, embezzling con man and all round scum bag. Ask Wally, he'll tell ya.
you are right about America and the issue of celebrity. Fame and Money.......... regardless of how one achieves it........is important to them. Instant gratification is a factor too. Obama was never appreciated for the ability he had. They seem to love drama and sensationalism...........and Trump provides that.. He is SIMPLE..........and they seem to WANT simple.
You are rigfht........they do not want intelligent, sophisticated or articulate. Those don't speak their language.
Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts, will formally join Democratic presidential contest this week
Sources close to Patrick confirmed his interest in the race earlier this week. The two-term governor will enter the race less than three months before the first votes are taken in Iowa, and faces a challenge in raising the money and voter support to propel his campaign.
source: WAPO
Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg files federal papers declaring himself a Democratic candidate for president
The filing, coming little more than eight months after Bloomberg ruled out a similar bid because he believed it would be too hard to win the Democratic nomination, reflects his view that the field of Democratic contenders was not well positioned to win next year and that a candidate with his experience, political moderation and deep pockets would have a better chance of defeating President Trump in a general election.
source: wAPO
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T-bonesforbrains actually THINKS that being a MAYOR OF A MAJOR CITY....................................
means HAVING CLEAN HANDS????????????????????????????????????????
And NO CONNECTION to the Washington SWAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apparently your knowledge of politics IS DRASTICALLY
LESS THAN YOU THINK IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a MAROON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bloomer is way too old, besides Trump will chew him up and spit him out like a sunflower seed.
No competition for Trump
Poor folk won't get past the most preliminary of stages in running for an office like this. The process is not that egalitarian nor was it ever.
He must be one hellava lot better businessman than Trump ... twelve times richer, never bankrupted and most importantly, respected by his peers.
"Old white guy" ... you miss Obama, already?
Bloomberg will be the first Jewish President ... another big breakthrough almost on par with a half Kenyan occupying the White House.