Posted on 01/28/2019 1:16:03 PM PST by tcrlaf
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday an independent 2020 White House bid by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz could siphon off enough votes from Democrats to help re-elect President Trump.
Bloomberg in a statement pointed to his consideration of an independent presidential bid in 2016 and said there is "no way" a third party candidate could win. Bloomberg, who served as New York City mayor as a Republican and independent, said an independent bid by Schultz would likely benefit Trump.
"Now I have never been a partisan guy — and it’s no secret that I looked at an independent bid in the past. In fact, I faced exactly the same decision now facing others who are considering it," Bloomberg said about Schultz, who discussed his presidential intentions in a "60 Minutes" interview aired on Sunday. "The data was very clear and very consistent. Given the strong pull of partisanship and the realities of the Electoral College system, there is no way an independent can win. That is truer today than ever before."
Bloomberg added, "In 2020, the great likelihood is that an independent would just split the anti-Trump vote and end up re-electing the president. That's a risk I refused to run in 2016 and we can't afford to run it now."
Bloomberg warned of consequences for Democrats intent on beating Trump.
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I spent $110 Million dollars to buy Democrat support during the 2018 election, and I'll be damned if some OTHER billionaire is going to come along and drain away that support."
Liberals are on a mission to DESTROY Schultz right now. Bloomberg Network is full 24hr Anti-Trump propo. Grab the popcorn, this is going to be fun to watch.
“Now I have never been a partisan guy...”
LOL
Michael Bloomberg net worth : $47.5 Billion
Howard Schultz net worth: $3.4 Billion
Conclusion: Mickey has more millions to waste than Howie.
So, Mikey... by this tirade, are you acknowledging that Schultz would actually be viable enough a candidate to garner significant votes?
Sounds like an act of voter suppression to me. Or collusion to rig the outcome. Or both.
Maybe Nanny needs to limit the size of Starbuck$ servings.
Bloomers is a little uptight these days trying to figure out a way to the Oval Office that doesn’t go through Clintoon’s house.
3rd party cat fight.
20 Democrats, 15 Independents. A divided voting base after a fractured Democrat primary season and convention. It looks like a win for President Trump, but who knows. A lot could happen between now and then.
Yep; bald faced lie but then again this is bloomberg...
“Now I have never been a partisan guy”
If Doomberg’s mouth is moving, he’s lying.
in addition to trying to out-leftist each other, looks like a second avenue to the 523 Dem Prez candidates is for each to claim they are the only one who is electable and all the others will destroy the Dem Party ...
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