ultimately, i think, many of them would come around to supporting an independent candidate. the think you have to remember is people's relationship to parties is highly negative. we don't like our party, we just hate the other party, and i think an independent can create the opportunity to transcend that. >> here's hoping you're right. i will give up my salt shaker and sugary drink in return for mr. bloomberg's competence. thanks for being with us, greg. what have we got? smerconi smerconish, bloomberg as an independent is literally handing trump a victory. if you look at the comparisoning, seemingly there's a path out there, but i get your argument. i heard it from radio listeners yesterday and the day before. if trump gets the same 46% and