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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBillionaire Michael Bloomberg files paperwork to run for U.S. president.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-elections-bloomberg/billionaire-michael-bloomberg-files-paperwork-to-run-for-u-s-president-idUSKBN1XV2AC"Billionaire Michael Bloomberg filed paperwork on Thursday with the Federal Election Commission to run for U.S. president as a Democrat, the latest sign that the former New York City Mayor is joining the crowded nominating contest.
The filing allows Bloomberg to raise money in a bid for the White House, but an aide said on Thursday that no final decision on whether he will run has been made.
Bloomberg, 77, has signaled that he plans a late-entry in the Democratic primary, suggesting he feels the field of nearly 20 candidates is vulnerable. If he enters, he will likely forgo the early states where potential rivals have been visiting for months.
Bloomberg had already registered to appear on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas and Texas.
A separate advisor said on Thursday that Bloomberg also filed to be on the ballot in Georgia and Michigan."
onetexan
(13,036 posts)MFM008
(19,806 posts)Not going anywhere.
ritapria
(1,812 posts)Nominating this guy translates into throwing in the towel ... He was a big supporter of the disastrous Iraq War .He is on record denying the present government of China is not a dictatorship He once bragged the NYPD was his " Private Army" ...He is good on the Environment and Guns ..That's it .
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,500 posts).
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)sarisataka
(18,618 posts)That Bloomberg will be responsible for keeping the Presidency out of Democratic control
crickets
(25,963 posts)I'm hoping he will just embarrass himself early, crash and burn, and then get the heck out of the way.
What a jackass.
irisblue
(32,969 posts)"Ohio's 3rd congressional district is located entirely in Franklin County and includes most of the city of Columbus. The current district lines were drawn in 2011, following the redistricting based on the 2000 census. The district is barely contiguous.
Distribution: : 99.82% urban; 0.18% rural;
Ethnicity: 56.42% White; 33.24% Black; 4.07% Asian; 6.35% Hispanic; 0.25% Native American
And the Ohio State University.
Ego driven jerk