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From the article in the NY Times today. Bloomberg was asked if his candidacy would take more from the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate. This is how he answered:
“You know,” he replied, “if it’s a three-way race, the public has more choice than if it’s a two-way race, and has more choice in a two-way race than a one-way race. Why shouldn’t you have lots of people running, and what’s magical about people who happen to be a member of a party?”
(emphasis mine)
This is beginning to seem like a shitty sit-com. A billionaire asking - as if having billions of dollars at your disposal is something that "lots of people" have at their disposal - "why you shouldn't have lots of people running".
