If You Like Your Big Gulp Soda, You Can Keep Your Big Gulp Soda: Bloomberg 4 Pres.

[Bill]

Bloomberg Planning for Independent Run for President
ABCNews
JOSH MARGOLIN
Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:17AM
Another wealthy businessman might jump into the 2016 race.

Billionaire and CEO of Bloomberg L.P., Michael Bloomberg has instructed aides to draw up plans for an independent run for president, according to a person familiar with the former mayor's deliberations.

Bloomberg, who served as the mayor of New York from 2002-2013, has said repeatedly he would not run for president.

Bloomberg and his team have declined ABC's request for comment.

According to the New York Times, Bloomberg's advisers say he's annoyed by Donald Trump's lead and troubled by the rise of Bernie Sanders. The New York Times also reported that according to his associates, Bloomberg believes Hillary Clinton has made missteps in the race and has moved too far to the left.

The criticism of Clinton stated in the New York Times may be "a little bit stronger" than the way Bloomberg feels (they are friends), but the "spirit of the story" is accurate, according to a person familiar with the former mayor's thinking.

"He's definitely thinking about [running for president] more than he was," a person familiar with Bloomberg's deliberations told ABC News.

Bloomberg feels he'd need to get in by March, the New York Times reported.

He also said in 2008 that he would not seek a third term as mayor -- and then did. He also said he would not return to running his massive company -- and then did.

The bottom line here is: People close to Bloomberg said this smart, energetic billionaire has not been stimulated the way he was every single day as mayor of the biggest city in the country since he left office.

Bloomberg was also mentioned as a possible candidate for president in election cycles 2008 and 2012.

Bloomberg Planning for Independent Run for President | abc13.com

[Rob]

Good for the democrats. They are going to split all their votes up to where Trump will win.

[island14]

Trump is probably supporting his campaign financially ..

[NavyC5]

Cool, jump into the race and get your ass handed too you

[ApexOversteer]

Originally Posted by island14

Trump is probably supporting his campaign financially ..

Like I financially support a weekend trip to the Model Railroad Museum in Chattanooga... and it is probably costing him the same % of his annual earnings as my trip costs me...

[island14]

Originally Posted by ApexOversteer

Like I financially support a weekend trip to the Model Railroad Museum in Chattanooga... and it is probably costing him the same % of his annual earnings as my trip costs me...

Not sure if we are on the same track, but my thought was.... [Insert Tin Foil]

Spend a little on a guy that just distracts votes from the other side [/Insert Tin Foil]

But yeah.. to him the cost is so small like your trip to the Model Railroad Museum in Chattanooga

[island14]

I'm all for it and hope Trump wins.... we need something out of the ordinary crap that we seem to be stuck with I think, and I am sick and tired of the normal political bullshit myself.

Some here say they don't like him.. so show me a better way..

[ApexOversteer]

Originally Posted by island14

Not sure if we are on the same track, but my thought was.... [Insert Tin Foil]

Spend a little on a guy that just distracts votes from the other side [/Insert Tin Foil]

But yeah.. to him the cost is so small like your trip to the Model Railroad Museum in Chattanooga

I think he's doing it for fun. I honestly think he thought he'd shake the race up a bit, be on tv a bit, and get laid some. I think its a vacation from whatever his normal life is...


Edit: I just got it... you're saying Trump is banking Bloomberg's campaign as a way to divide the dems... damn, that's some savvy shit... I want that to be true...

[Bill]

Originally Posted by ApexOversteer

Like I financially support a weekend trip to the Model Railroad Museum in Chattanooga... and it is probably costing him the same % of his annual earnings as my trip costs me...

Pics of model trains?

[Rob]

Originally Posted by ApexOversteer

Edit: I just got it... you're saying Trump is banking Bloomberg's campaign as a way to divide the dems... damn, that's some savvy shit... I want that to be true...

How do we know the Clintons aren't doing the same by bank rolling trump?

[ApexOversteer]

Originally Posted by Dixievet

How do we know the Clintons aren't doing the same by bank rolling trump?

Right, can't keep two email accounts straight, but they're gonna wag the dog?

[markids77]

I hope he runs and bankrupts himself in the process. I would vote for Billary before I saw that a$$wipe in the oval office.