This US Presidential election cycle has been one of the most unpredictable in recent times.
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"He would be a spoiler for some other candidate. Does he eat into Mr. Trump's vote share because like Mr. Trump, he is a New York tycoon? Or does he eat into the vote share of Hillary Clinton because, like her, he shares many socially liberal values?"
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Strongly conservative Republicans may not want an anti-gun politician who tried to limit soda sizes in New York. So analysts say a Bloomberg run could hurt the Democratic nominee, as Jonathan Cristol, a Fellow at the World Policy Institute explains.
SOT - Jonathan Cristol, Fellow, World Policy Institute: "If Hillary Clinton is the nominee, Bloomberg would be a bit nervous about throwing the election to Trump. But if it looks like it's going to be Trump/Sanders, I think Bloomberg is the one who will step in to sort of 'save' the United States from the prospect of a Trump or Sanders presidency."
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Is there room in the race for another New York billionaire?
We're told this is the month when Bloomberg will decide if he's running. And if he does and if Trump and Clinton maintain their leads, November's ballot paper could be a triple ticket of New Yorkers.
And amid the chaos are reports former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is considering running as an Independent candidate, potentially against the current front runners former New York Senator Hillary Clinton and New York businessman Donald Trump.
But what would it look like if Bloomberg entered the race?
Our US Correspondent Nick Harper reports.
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With the odds pointing to a Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face-off in November, some are wondering if it's not too late to find someone else.
Might Michael Bloomberg step in as a third party candidate? It would be a move welcomed by many in the city he governed as mayor for 12 years.
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"I'm not happy at all with who will possible be president at this point. I wish Mayor Bloomberg had intervened."
"I don't think either of these candidates are qualified to run the country. Unfortunately there is no viable option at this point of time."
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It's getting late in the game for Bloomberg, a media mogul, to enter the race but he was said to be "looking at all the options."
Running as an independent means he would automatically go up against the Democrat and Republican nominees in November.
Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, Donald Green, acknowledges Bloomberg would pull votes away from the major parties.
Our US Correspondent Nick Harper reports.
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With the odds pointing to a Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face-off in November, some are wondering if it's not too late to find someone else.
Might Michael Bloomberg step in as a third party candidate? It would be a move welcomed by many in the city he governed as mayor for 12 years.
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"I'm not happy at all with who will possible be president at this point. I wish Mayor Bloomberg had intervened."
"I don't think either of these candidates are qualified to run the country. Unfortunately there is no viable option at this point of time."
VO
It's getting late in the game for Bloomberg, a media mogul, to enter the race but he was said to be "looking at all the options."
Running as an independent means he would automatically go up against the Democrat and Republican nominees in November.
Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, Donald Green, acknowledges Bloomberg would pull votes away from the major parties.
SOT - Donald Green, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
"He would be a spoiler for some other candidate. Does he eat into Mr. Trump's vote share because like Mr. Trump, he is a New York tycoon? Or does he eat into the vote share of Hillary Clinton because, like her, he shares many socially liberal values?"
VO
Strongly conservative Republicans may not want an anti-gun politician who tried to limit soda sizes in New York. So analysts say a Bloomberg run could hurt the Democratic nominee, as Jonathan Cristol, a Fellow at the World Policy Institute explains.
SOT - Jonathan Cristol, Fellow, World Policy Institute: "If Hillary Clinton is the nominee, Bloomberg would be a bit nervous about throwing the election to Trump. But if it looks like it's going to be Trump/Sanders, I think Bloomberg is the one who will step in to sort of 'save' the United States from the prospect of a Trump or Sanders presidency."
VO
Is there room in the race for another New York billionaire?
We're told this is the month when Bloomberg will decide if he's running. And if he does and if Trump and Clinton maintain their leads, November's ballot paper could be a triple ticket of New Yorkers.
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