As the cliche goes, just when you think things cannot get any worse, something comes along to prove you wrong.
This saying can summarize how this election cycle has gone thus far. Mainly, we have one person to thank for this: Donald Trump. Rapidly, Trump’s candidacy for president went from an amusing sideshow to frontrunner status, with Trump leading the Republican Party nomination by maintaining his bombastic attitude and autocratic agenda.
Of course, we cannot forget his multiple comments regarding Mexican immigrants, Muslims and Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. Kelly is seen as such a threat to Trump that he chose to skip tonight’s GOP presidential debate because she is one of its moderators.
Yet just as we think things cannot get any worse, something comes along that proves us wrong. Or in this case, someone. Enter Michael Bloomberg, billionaire and former mayor of New York City.
According to The New York Times, Bloomberg, who served as mayor from 2002 to 2013, is mulling a possible independent bid to the White House. His advisers said his main motivation includes the rise of Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, as well as concerns regarding Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose populist crusade now poses a serious threat to the campaign of Hillary Clinton.
In a Trump/Cruz vs. Sanders race, Bloomberg could possibly gain support from moderate voters who fear both sides are too extreme, though many believe Sanders would lose more voters than the Republican nominee.
This makes sense, as Bloomberg holds both conservative and liberal traits, such as being a staunch defender of banks and investment firms but also a proponent of reproductive rights.
But, while his positions may appeal to both sides, his most notable acts as mayor should raise concerns, as many of his actions appear as part of a crusade to control people in the name of the greater good.
While mayor, Bloomberg worked to turn the Big Apple into a nanny state, banning such things as trans fats in restaurants and cigarettes to those under 21.
