Bloomberg: No endorsement yet in presidential race

July 25, 2008 9:52 pm

 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told Minnesota independents Friday that he hasn’t made up his mind between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama — and might not until Election Day.

The billionaire businessman who considered running for president as an independent said both candidates have spurned special interests on a few issues but need to be pushed to do so even more. He wouldn’t say directly whether he was leaning toward one or the other.

“I’m going to work very hard between now and Election Day to try to urge, cajole — embarrass, if you will — these two candidates to say explicitly how they would answer to the American public,” Bloomberg said at a $100-a-plate breakfast in Minneapolis hosted by the Independence Party of Minnesota.

He added: “Nobody can say they didn’t have a choice in this election.”

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told Minnesota independents Friday that he hasn’t made up his mind between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama — and might not until Election Day.

The billionaire businessman who considered running for president as an independent said both candidates have spurned special interests on a few issues but need to be pushed to do so even more. He wouldn’t say directly whether he was leaning toward one or the other.

“I’m going to work very hard between now and Election Day to try to urge, cajole — embarrass, if you will — these two candidates to say explicitly how they would answer to the American public,” Bloomberg said at a $100-a-plate breakfast in Minneapolis hosted by the Independence Party of Minnesota.

He added: “Nobody can say they didn’t have a choice in this election.”

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