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Fortunately, the strategy of recruiting another liberal Republican to be their standard-bearer will backfire, because it will split the GOP establishment vote, in much the same way that the RNC has been trying to split the conservative vote with a glut of pseudo-conservative candidates.

Bloomberg wouldn't necessarily run as a Republican. More likely: third party or independent.

If all we're talking about is Murdoch tweeting from his yacht on the other side of the planet, maybe Bloomberg won't run at all.

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I doubt Bloomberg will run, he doesn’t have much of a fan base outside of New York City, especially among Republicans. The bigger question is what the RNC will do to guarantee that an establishment figure gets the nomination as Jeb’s numbers continue to stagnate. Will they flail around looking for a last-minute replacement (as Democrats may have to do for Hillary if she’s indicted), or will they just find a way to rig things so that delegates vote for Jeb or a similarly acceptable candidate if things don’t go their way.