***UPDATE*** BREAKING: It's OFFICIAL, Bloomberg will run for pres under these conditions...(x-post)

[ChisolmTrailDem]

Last edited Sat Jan 23, 2016, 11:36 PM - Edit history (1)

...with the caveat of either a Trump or Cruz nom on the republistupid side or a Sanders nomination on our side.

Said to be frustrated with the current situation and would mount a third-party challenge in the event tRump is the nominee for the rethugs or if Bernie is the nominee on the Dem side.

Developing story, looking for a link. Just heard on MSNBC.

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/23/politics/michael-bloomberg-president-2016/

Sorry if this has already been posted. Just saw it on MSNBC as if it were a new story.

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. Ah yes..TWO billionaires (1%) running against Bernie and the 99%!

Isn't that precious?

Good luck with that!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE <------- THE CANDIDATE OF THE 99%.

[Renew Deal]

3. 2 billionaires

Unless something changed

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Trump's a billionaire too?

I'll change my post then.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Reter]

8. Yeah, with Trump at 10 billion and Bloomberg 33 billion...

That's an awful An awful lot of money to campaign on.

[farleftlib]

2. I heard it too

What a day they picked to put up that test balloon. The blizzard of '16 isn't just weather-related.

[brentspeak]

4. He'll only jump in if Hillary fails to secure the nomination

The last thing oligarchs like Bloomberg want is a Sanders presidency.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

5. Which is EXACTLY why we need President Sanders. If they're afraid of him it's because they...

...know his message is resonating and that he'll have the support he needs to work his program if he becomes president.

I think it's also in indication the the 1% feel Bernie is going to defeat Hillary. And I like them thinking that. It makes them do things that makes people want to back Bernie.

[restorefreedom]

6. all the establishment collusion and dirt

is not going to stop this people powered train

sanders v trump 2016

[2pooped2pop]

9. he will be hated if he splits the vote and hands it to republicans

However the 1 percent will accept republican or dem as long as the status quo remains the same. With hillary, bloomberg, any republican, it will.

[LettuceSea]

10. Not good. NYC split 3 ways is not good at all.

[no_hypocrisy]

11. If Bloomberg runs as an independent candidate,

not only would that take away votes from the democratic candidate, but the winner of the GE would not win by a majority (51%), but rather by a plurality (34%), allowing a majority of a minority vote to decide the election. And remember that less than 100 percent of registered voters even vote, so we're talking about a president elected with less than one-third of the American public's support.

Bloomberg, IMO, is running as a spoiler. If I'm wrong and he isn't, then he's jumping into the marathon halfway through and is exploiting his opportunity to either win or prevent someone from winning.

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. I still think this is really a veiled way of seeking the Veep spot.

[Avalux]

13. He would be the last firewall of the Establishment in stopping Sanders.

They are terrified of him - a Sanders presidency by and for the 99% would upset the 1% applecart, of which Clinton, Trump and Bloomberg are all card-holding members.

[mmonk]

14. The rich and powerful do not give up their power willingly.

[TIME TO PANIC]

15. Damn, our masters are freaking.