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外刊精选｜2020大选，能撼动特朗普的劲敌登场了

上周我们梳理了美国2020总统大选中民主党内的四足鼎立之势，而最近，此番角逐中又多了一张新面孔——彭博社创始人、纽约市前市长迈克尔·布隆伯格，他的参选很可能极大重塑民主党竞选格局。这位亿万富商为何选择此时入场？他意图叫板特朗普胜算几何？

MichaelBloombergActivelyPreparestoEnter2020PresidentialRace

ByAlexanderBurns

①MichaelR.BloombergisactivelypreparingtoentertheDemocraticpresidentialprimaryandisexpectedtofilepaperworkthisweekdesignatinghimselfasacandidateinatleastonestatewithanearlyfilingdeadline,peoplebriefedonMr.Bloomberg’splanssaid.

②Mr.Bloomberg,theformerNewYorkCitymayorandbillionairebusinessman,hasbeenprivatelyweighingabidfortheWhiteHouseforweeksandhasnotyetmadeafinaldecisiononwhethertorun,anadvisersaid.Butinthefirstsignthatheisseriouslymovingtowardacampaign,Mr.BloomberghasdispatchedstafferstoAlabamatogathersignaturestoqualifyfortheprimarythere.ThoughAlabamadoesnotholdanearlyprimary,ithasaFridaydeadlineforcandidatestoformallyentertherace.

③ShouldMr.Bloombergproceedwithacampaign,itcouldcauseaseismicdisruptionintheDemocraticrace.Withhisimmensepersonalwealth,centristviewsandclosetiestothepoliticalestablishment,hewouldpresentaninstantaneousthreattoformerVicePresidentJosephR.BidenJr.,whohasbeenstrugglingtoraisemoneyandisalreadydefendinghisideologicallymoderatebaseonmultiplefronts.

④Mr.Bloomberg,77,initiallybowedoutofthe2020racebecauseofMr.Biden’sapparentstrength,buthehassincegrownskepticalthatMr.BidenisontracktowintheDemocraticnominationandhedoesnotseethetwoleadingliberalsintherace,SenatorsElizabethWarrenofMassachusettsandBernieSandersofVermont,asstrongcandidatesforthegeneralelection.

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