“I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America,” Bloomberg wrote.
“We cannot afford four more years of President Trump’s reckless and unethical actions,” he continued. “He represents an existential threat to our country and our values. If he wins another term in office, we may never recover from the damage.”
If he thought, honestly, that defeating Trump was crucial, he'd have stayed out of the way of ones who could get that job done more easily and with more public trust than one whose fortune grew to billions of dollars out of providing information services to Wall Street wonks.
Speaking of which, wouldn't a candidate differing more from Trump generate a stronger push toward ousting Trump? Warren for example. Bernie. And what would Bloomberg have as a slogan, "Feel the Bloom?"
"Feel the Bern" rings better.
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Forbes coverage links to the official campaign website, which has an "about page," but, at present, no "issues page." Running on billions, or what? Running on Empty? Running proud? Would somebody please lead Mr. Biden off the stage now, billionaires are directly into play without surrogate faces. East Coast Bloomberg. West Coast Steyer.
Dueling Banjos.
FURTHER: PBS, text coverage.