Speculation About a Bloomberg Bid for President Intensifies

By Robert Farago

Run Mikey run! That was our Armed Intelligentsia’s take on rumors that anti-ballistic billionaire bully boy Michael Bloomberg was considering running for the presidency of the United States. They reckon if Bloomberg runs as an Independent it would suck enough votes from the Democratic nominee to assure Republicans the White House — forestalling Hillary Clinton’s War on Guns. Those rumors have morphed into outright speculation, with an internal poll (ouch) claiming the exact opposite result. Like this [via cnn.com] . . .

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is seriously considering a possible independent presidential run and is looking at making a decision sometime in March, two sources familiar with Bloomberg’s thinking told CNN on Saturday.

One source said aides to the three-term mayor are looking at ballot access issues, but the source refused to speak specifically about what Bloomberg, 73, asked to be done.

The source added that Bloomberg sees the Republican and Democratic presidential races as becoming increasingly polarized, and neither fits Bloomberg’s views. But Bloomberg, who has flirted with Oval Office aspirations in the past, is serious about a possible candidacy, the source insisted.

A decision will have to be made by the first week of March, …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns