The Democrats are about to get yet another candidate for their already crowded primary.
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is reportedly planning on jumping into the race.
Politico reports:
Bloomberg makes preparations for 2020 run
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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is preparing to file paperwork to qualify for the Democratic presidential primary in Alabama, ahead of a Friday deadline. The move would be a first step toward a national campaign, though Bloomberg has not made a final decision to run.
“We now need to finish the job and ensure that Trump is defeated — but Mike is increasingly concerned that the current field of candidates is not well positioned to do that,” longtime Bloomberg aide Howard Wolfson said in an email. “If Mike runs he would offer a new choice to Democrats built on a unique record running America’s biggest city, building a business from scratch and taking on some of America’s toughest challenges as a high-impact philanthropist.”
Bloomberg has engaged in a will-he-or-won’t-he routine for longer than a decade about running for president, but declined to jump in each time. Earlier this year, he was exploring a bid, only to bow out after former Vice President Joe Biden made clear he would run.
Lots of people are talking about this on Twitter:
Michael Bloomberg—worth $53 Billion, is set to enter the Democrat primary where the frontrunners believe billionaires shouldn’t exist
Why?
Because 2020 Democrats are so weak that even their biggest donors like Bloomberg & Steyer would rather run than fund them
Buckle up!
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) November 7, 2019
This is a thunderclap. And not exactly a vote of confidence from leading moderate in durability of @JoeBiden campaign. https://t.co/Q86FpAENrt
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 7, 2019
Dems: Michael Bloomberg sucks.
Reps: Michael Bloomberg sucks.
Michael Bloomberg: Perhaps I should run for President of these United States???
— Sten Spinella (@SSpinella927) November 7, 2019
When Bernie Sanders said billionaires shouldn’t exist, I wonder if he was thinking of Michael Bloomberg.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) November 8, 2019
You really have to wonder why Bloomberg is even bothering with this.
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