It appears that Mayor Bloomberg is still thinking about running for president:
“Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg – a onetime moderate Republican who has crusaded on gun control — is considering throwing $1 billion of his vast fortune into an independent, stop-Donald Trump bid for president, according to a person familiar with his plans. He has set March as a deadline, according to the source, and his decision will likely be contingent on the results of early primaries, and he’s more likely to take the leap if the “extremes” — meaning Trump, Ted Cruz or Democrat Bernie Sanders prevail …”
Interesting that it is reported as a stop Trump effort. I do not know what sort of personal relationship these two have with each other.
“… Bloomberg’s exploration of a bid, first reported in the New York Times on Saturday, is motivated by his belief that the ascent of Trump, a fellow billionaire the business information executive has known for two decades, represents a crisis in the two-party system that calls for a third-party solution …”
I don’t believe it. I think it is Bloomberg’s ego. Trump took the plunge and Bloomberg didn’t. Trump is enjoying the limelight and nobody is calling Bloomberg for his opinion.
“… He has discussed a number of potential strategies with a collection of advisers and friends — including the possibility of concentrating his immense resources on a single state like Florida, which both major-party candidates need — to leverage changes in policy …”
In other words, he wants to make gun control an issue for the Republicans.
“… The two-term former mayor, who governed with a middle-of-the-road philosophy of social liberalism and low-tax conservatism, has struggled to gain political traction since leaving office in 2013 …”
That is because his political philosophy of big government, less personal freedom is very similar to that of Hillary Clinton, Trump and Sanders. There is only so much room in the pool. Other than a lot of money, what is he bringing to the table which is not already there?