A Bloomberg Presidential Run Comes Down to One Question
Most presidential candidates launch their campaigns with a rally, or a trip to Iowa or New Hampshire. On Thursday evening, a few hours after aides called The New York Times to say he was really, actually—no, seriously going to do this, Mike Bloomberg tucked in for a small dinner at a French bistro on the Upper East Side of Manhattan where a plate of french fries goes for $10. The next day, he sent a private plane with a few aides aboard to file his paperwork in Alabama.
Now, as we enter year 15 of Is he actually going to do this? speculation, a Bloomberg presidential run comes down to one question: How much do votes cost?
This might seem like a question the nascent Bloomberg campaign might want to bat down. Billionaires such as Bloomberg on the left these days. No matter. a billionaire.” (Donald Trump has of inflating his wealth.)
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