I think you guys fail to see the strategy played here.
Bloomie goes out and could likely win four states (I think California could be one). If you do the law of averages....none of the three would then cross the 270 electoral vote margin....thus the election then goes to the House to decide which one of the three they support.
Most people don’t realize....after the Electoral College is dismissed and the House gets the job....it’s a fifty-state election....state-by-state. So a bunch of promises will have to be made and squared away. Twenty-six groups of political players will be enough to appoint the winner.
In this scenario, Bloomberg doesn’t really have to do that well. He only has to win a couple of states (one big state is necessary)....to push this into a House election instead of a Electoral College election.
California and (for instance) North Dakota each get the same number of votes if a presidential election goes to the House. It’s not done proportionally.
Bloomberg has zero chance. He’s a big time gun grabber and that eliminates him from 40% of the population immediately.