Updated 7:54 PM ET, Sun February 16, 2020
(CNN) “Will we see a Mike Bloomberg-Hillary Clinton ticket in 2020?!” That’s been the question bandied about in some parts of the media since the Drudge Report, the conservative media outlet, published “exclusive” reporting Saturday that former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is considering asking the 2016 Democratic nominee to be his running mate if he wins the nomination.
According to Drudge, “Sources close to Bloomberg campaign tell DRUDGE REPORT that the candidate is considering Hillary as running mate, after their polling found the Bloomberg-Clinton combination would be a formidable force…” Drudge tantalizingly added links to articles to support this claim, such as one that read, “Clinton would get her revenge against Trump.”
Let’s start by saying this: It is not going to happen. Bloomberg is a long way from leading, let alone winning, the race for the Democratic nomination. There’s no indication he would ask Clinton to be on his ticket, and no compelling reason why she would accept.
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