He will be a direct challenge to Tom Steyer. These two men are rather interesting folks. They have been staunch supporters of the Democratic Party in recent years. Although I believe, if memory serves me, the former Mayor was elected as a Republican candidate to his mayoral office.
I needed to check.
He was a Democrat before his run for the mayoral office in New York City where he won as a Republican. The GOP is very different today and it is no surprise the former Mayor Bloomberg considers himself a Democrat again. He is not alone.
Mayor Bloomberg will be looked at by Democrats as an activist as well. He has been fighting the good fight, no different than Tom Steyer. Gun Control and recently the Climate Crisis with dedicated monies for MIT to help solve this urgent problem. The difference between the two Democratic activists turned candidate is that Tom Steyer hasn't served in government before and that may be a handicap with the former Mayor looking at his potential.
At any rate, if Michael Bloomberg decides to run for office I hope it is within the Democratic Party and not as an Independent. I wish him well, this has been his aspiration for some time now.
November 7, 2019
By Mike Calia and Brian Schwartz
Mike Bloomberg, (click here) the billionaire former mayor of New York, is preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary, according to NBC News, which cited a Bloomberg advisor.
The move didn’t necessarily mean Bloomberg, 77, was announcing a campaign, a source close to Bloomberg told NBC News. Rather, this source said, he’s doing this to keep his options open. Bloomberg is “troubled” by what he has seen in the Democratic field, the source added.
“He’s still not sure,” a source told CNBC. This source also said these are “unprecedented times” and that Bloomberg is concerned about what he’s seeing both from Democrats and President Donald Trump....
