Rumor has it that Michael Bloomberg may run for president. This isn’t the first time this rumor has surfaced, but he’s never actually run before. Will he this time? Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola (ThinkTank) host of The Young Turks discuss.
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“Opposition, uncertainty and curiosity were among the reactions that voters in early primary states offered upon the news that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg might enter the presidential race as an independent.
“I don’t know him very well,” said Juni Pierce, 73 years old, a retired gym teacher from Merrimack, N.H., who added that she believed the Republican-turned-Independent is now a Democrat.
A gambit by Mr. Bloomberg, who wouldn’t face voters until the general election, would likely rest on his ability to attract centrists from both parties who admire his tight fiscal policies and liberal social attitudes.
Among voters from across the political spectrum interviewed over the weekend in Iowa and New Hampshire, solid Republicans largely turned up their noses.”