NPR.com:
A divorced New York businessman billionaire with a mixed political history and knack for controversy and grabbing the spotlight might run for president. Another one.Bloomberg could take away votes from Hillary and Bernie with his money and avid gun control support. But he has hardly any grassroots support and the way he tricked NYers into getting a 3rd term as NYC mayor will always be an albatross on his neck.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is again weighing a possible independent bid for the White House after seeing an opening in a chaotic and unpredictable 2016 race.
The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent is actively exploring a run, hiring consultants and commissioning a poll last month aimed at seeing whether there is an appetite for a third party candidate, a source familiar with Bloomberg's plans told NPR.
Bloomberg plans to survey the race after next month's New Hampshire primary and is willing to spend up to $1 billion of his own money on such an effort. He has proved he's willing to spend money to win elections. He's spent more than $300 million between his three mayoral runs and his post-mayoral political projects. The $250 million he spent on his mayor races is the most anyone's ever spent on their own elections in U.S. history.
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