Rupert Murdoch Reveals His Top Choices For 2016, Says He 'Could Live With Hillary'

[DonViejo]

TOM KLUDT – APRIL 10, 2014, 12:09 PM EDT

Billionaire media tycoon Rupert Murdoch provided a wish list for the 2016 presidential race in a rare interview published Thursday.

Murdoch told Fortune that his top choices are "between four or five people."

"It's not necessarily, although slightly, in order of preference: Jeb Bush, Paul Ryan, whom I have particular admiration for. I do for both. [Chris] Christie could recover," he said. "Scott Walker, whom I don't know, and Rand Paul, whom I agree with on a great number of things but disagree strongly on some things -- too strongly perhaps to vote for him."

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"I could live with Hillary as President," he told Fortune. "We have to live with who we get. We don't have any choice."

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[Autumn]

1. I wonder if Bill would object to someone living with his wife?

[Aristus]

2. "I could live with Hillary as President."

Damning with faint praise.

Could be a strategic move. One sure way to get Democrats who are on the fence about Hillary to climb off the fence and support someone else (a Nader-esque third part challenger) is for Murdoch to praise her, however mildly.

[onehandle]

3. Who cares.

No question mark. That's how little I care.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Hillary and Rupert go way back

No surprise there.