The media entrepreneur Michael Bloomberg will not go for the US Democrats in the race for the White House. This announced the billionaire, one of the richest men in the world. „I think I would beat Donald Trump,“ says Bloomberg.
„But I have a clear view that it is difficult to make the nomination in such a large field of Democrats.“ So far, 14 women and men have applied for the Democrats‘ candidacy in the 2020 election. Among them are the Senator Cory Booker from New Jersey and Bernard Sanders, who was inferior to Hillary Clinton in 2016, as the most prominent candidate so far. A candidature of former Vice President of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, is also expected.
Instead of a candidacy, Bloomberg, once mayor of New York, wants to intensify his efforts to make the energy supply independent of oil, gas and coal. He also wants to prevent the re-election of Trump, said the 77-year-old, to which not a few Democrats supporters had set their hopes for the 2020 election.
„I have never made a secret of the fact that I consider Donald Trump a danger to our country,“ says Bloomberg. The self-proclaimed centrist also blamed Trump’s Republicans. „Republicans in Congress are not fulfilling their constitutional duty to hold the president accountable.“
According to a Washington Post report, Bloomberg had already made far-reaching preparations for a possible bid. He is said to have already considered office space for a campaign headquarters in New York. He also had intensive polls and recruiting campaign workers.
The large field of Democratic candidates could, according to experts, become a danger to the party in case of long disputes among the many candidates. In-house battles deplete resources and usually help the opposing candidate.
