Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg’s campaign has responded to a report that the billionaire is considering former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as his running mate.
The Drudge Report, citing a source close to the candidate’s campaign, reported on Saturday that Bloomberg was considering Clinton after a source said that polling data revealed that a “Bloomberg-Clinton combination would be a formidable force.”
Matt Drudge, the founder and editor of the news aggregate website, wrote on his site that the billionaire is also considering changing his official residence from New York to Colorado or Florida “since the electoral college makes it hard for a POTUS and VPOTUS from the same state.”
Bloomberg’s campaign did not confirm or deny the report. In an emailed statement, the campaign’s communication director Jason Schechter said: “We are focused on the primary and the debate, not VP speculation.”
The Clinton Foundation did not immediately respond to our request for comment.
“Well, that’s not going to happen, but no, probably no,” Clinton told the show’s host Ellen DeGeneres.
However, in the same interview, she said that you “never say never” to a request to be a vice-presidential candidate.
According to RealClearPolitics, Bloomberg is currently polling in third place at a national average of 14.2 percent as of Feb. 15. He is behind former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who are polling at an average of 23.6 percent and 19.2 percent respectively.