Michael Bloomberg

The former mayor of New York City who ran for President as a member of the Democratic Party to defeat Donald Trump on November 3, 2020. Mike Bloomberg chose Hillary Clinton as his running mate and Trump-Pence would’ve defeated Bloomberg-Clinton on Election night but the electoral map would’ve turned to Bloomberg if Bloomberg-Clinton were the Democratic nominees because of COVID-19. He suspended his campaign on the day after Super Tuesday for defeating Donald Trump because he knew he wouldn’t be able to reach that goal in November. He was a Democrat before 2001 and he switched back from an Independent to Democrat in 2018 and has been a Democrat since. He was a Republican from 2001-2007. He was an Independent from 2007-2018. He is sometimes known as the Democratic version of Donald Trump because both are billionaires and businessmen. As mayor of New York City, New York City has made a lot of progress since the terrible tragedy of 9/11 because of his leadership. NYC is a safe place to live. Affordable housing units have been created. Healthcare has been extended to many people. Crime rates dropped. Good jobs have been created. Salaries have been raised. Graduation rates increased.