[JustaCowgirl]

I’m sure Big Mike will be a big hit in Alabama. Not.

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There were about two dozen candidates and there will probably still be a dozen by the primary. It wouldn't take much to get a respectable share of the vote. There will be three or four front-runners, and coming in fifth or sixth will keep Bloomberg's hopes alive and knock somebody else out of the race.

I don't know if he thinks he can win. This may just be a rich man's whim - the last thing on his billionaire's bucket list - but don't be surprised if the press is surprised by how well he does in some unexpected places. Sometimes you don't win by winning but by beating the spread and defying expectations.