Maybe next time, America:
Michael Bloomberg will not enter presidential race https://t.co/mJIjCFOe7i by @MaggieNYT and @alexburnsNYT pic.twitter.com/uec4iztGfp
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) March 7, 2016
BREAKING: Michael Bloomberg says he will not run for president. pic.twitter.com/wkc6fEoKvU
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 7, 2016
NBC News confirms Michael Bloomberg will not be running for President.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) March 7, 2016
The Risk I Will Not Take https://t.co/B6lPpLW5gU
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) March 7, 2016
Let’s hear it straight from the nanny’s mouth:
But when I look at the data, it’s clear to me that if I entered the race, I could not win. I believe I could win a number of diverse states — but not enough to win the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to win the presidency.
In a three-way race, it’s unlikely any candidate would win a majority of electoral votes, and then the power to choose the president would be taken out of the hands of the American people and thrown to Congress. The fact is, even if I were to receive the most popular votes and the most electoral votes, victory would be highly unlikely, because most members of Congress would vote for their party’s nominee. Party loyalists in Congress — not the American people or the Electoral College — would determine the next president.
As the race stands now, with Republicans in charge of both Houses, there is a good chance that my candidacy could lead to the election of Donald Trump or Senator Ted Cruz. That is not a risk I can take in good conscience.
Alas, we may never know what it’s like to live under the watchful eye of benevolent President Bloomberg.
"I couldda been a contender." pic.twitter.com/Tw3FO8ZOPK
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 7, 2016
BLOLoomberg pic.twitter.com/jlvF9wJn3E
— David Edward ? (@_David_Edward) March 7, 2016
Bloomberg announces he won't run for President, will spend his time finding other ways to annoy Americans instead
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 7, 2016
Well the Second Amendment really dodged a bullet there, didn’t it? https://t.co/xElQ4nGA3K
— It’s Just Jenn (@JennJacques) March 7, 2016
Bloomberg declined a bid in order to spend more time with his obsession with disarming law-abiding gun owners. pic.twitter.com/zIJNNUxngu
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 7, 2016
bloomberg announcing today he won't be running for president much like my own announcment in '87 that i wouldn't be dating belinda carlisle
— Nino (@baldingschemer) March 7, 2016
But take comfort, friends:
The dream of a Slurpee and Gun-Free America will never die. pic.twitter.com/6PiFh9k3ja
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 7, 2016
So there’s that, at least.
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