Michael Bloomberg to decide on 2020 bid by January or February
Source: The Hill
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire and former mayor of New York, said he plans to decide by January or February whether he will run for president in 2020.
"I think January, February would be about as late as you can do it and as early as you can gather enough information," he told the Associated Press in an interview published Tuesday.
Bloomberg added that he would sit down with advisers around Thanksgiving, Christmas and "maybe a few weeks into January" to chart out a potential bid.
Bloomberg, who has switched his party affiliation several times, told the AP that he "will be a Democrat for the rest of my life." Bloomberg donated heavily in the midterms, giving tens of millions of dollars to Democrats, mostly to candidates for House seats.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/416520-bloomberg-to-decide-on-2020-bid-by-january-or-february
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He's a true weather vane and runs under whatever party he thinks he can win with. 
When you are a billionaire, you can afford to technically be "apolitical" because you can operate outside of the law.
In his case, he has certain "issues" that he is very passionate about and that he will definitely spend money on. "Gun Control" is one, "Crime Prevention" is another (which resulted in all the nightmarish "Stop and Frisk" ), and "Public Health" is another as some might recall that he was the first to attempt to implement a "Sugary Drink/Beverage Tax" - in NYC. The courts eventually threw his version out but years later, we implemented that here in Philly and so far, the law has actually survived court challenges.
He was mayor until 2014 when de Blasio replaced him.
Maybe you're thinking of "A-Noun-a-verb-and-911 Ghouliani" who was a mayor a gazillion years ago! 
