Make room for one more. The democratic president ial field now widening with former new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg now in the running. Bay area political experts are weighing in on bloombergs decision today. Cornell bernard is here with new developments in the race for president. Bloombergs late 2020 bid injects a new level of uncertainty into the race less than three months before the first voting begins. Some have concerns about bloomberg running for president. Following weeks of speculation its official, former new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg is in the race for president , making the announcement in his first tv spot. Mike bloomberg for president. Reporter dropping more than 37 million on a tv ad campaign, the largest of the 2020 election cycle so far. His fellow candidates firing back accusing the billionaire of trying to buy the election. Democracy means that billionaires cannot buy elections. Maybe the argument is hey, ive got more money than the guy in the white hou
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