(Cj Gunther/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)Michael R. Bloomberg is assembling one of the most skilled and experienced campaign teams in Democratic presidential politics. Such a fight could leave the party distracted, Bloomberg advisers said, necessitating that someone construct an outside political machine ready for fall 2020. Bloomberg advisers said Biden’s brand of politics is similar to the former mayor’s, so a bid by the former vice president could push Bloomberg to stay out of the race. Wolfson was a co-chief strategist on Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, and Harris is the chief executive of Bloomberg Philanthropies. “In 2020, the great likelihood is that an independent would just split the anti-Trump vote and end up reelecting the president,” Bloomberg said.

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2019 00:00 UTC