Michael Bloomberg may launch independent U.S. presidential bid: source(Reuters) - Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has told his aides to draw up plans for an independent campaign for the U.S. presidency, according to a source familiar with the situation. Bloomberg has advised friends and associates that he would be willing to spend at least $1 billion of his own money on a campaign for the November 2016 election, according to the source, who spoke on condition on anonymity to discuss the former mayor’s thinking.  News of Bloomberg mulling a presidential run was first reported Saturday by the New York Times. Bloomberg, 73, has given himself an early March deadline for entering the race, the source said, after commissioning a poll in December to see how he would fare against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Republican and Democratic frontrunners.  No third-party candidate has ever won a U.S. presidential election. But Bloomberg, who has close Wall Street ties and liberal social views, sees an opening for his candidacy if Republicans nominate Trump or Texas Senator Ted Cruz and the Democrats nominate Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the source said. Bloomberg, who has long privately flirted with the idea of mounting a presidential run, served as mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013. He switched his party affiliation from Republican to independent in 2007 and in recent years has spent millions on national campaigns to tighten U.S. gun laws and reform immigration. One unnamed Bloomberg adviser told the Times the former mayor believes voters want “a non-ideological, bipartisan, results-oriented vision” that has not been offered in the 2016 election cycle by either political party. A well-financed presidential run by Bloomberg would likely disrupt the dynamics of the election, but the billionaire would face significant hurdles in a race that has been in full swing for nearly a year. Though no third-party candidate has ever claimed the White House, several previous bids have affected the overall makeup of the race. In 1992 Texas businessman Ross Perot ran as an independent, a decision that some believe helped Democrat Bill Clinton defeat incumbent Republican George H. W. Bush. Bloomberg earned 13 percent support when facing a hypothetical three-way race against Clinton and Trump, according to a poll of 4,060 registered voters conducted January 14-17 by Morning Consult. Trump and Clinton were virtually tied at 37 and 36 percent, respectively, the survey found. Part of Bloomberg’s motivation to enter the race stems from a frustration with Clinton’s campaign, the source said. Clinton has been dogged by questions about her honesty amid an ongoing investigation into her use of a private email server as secretary of state. Sanders, Clinton’s chief rival, has recently surged in polling in key early voting states Iowa and New Hampshire. That development has made Bloomberg increasingly worried about a general election between Sanders, a self-described socialist, and Trump or Cruz, both of whom have staked out far-right positions on issues like immigration. At the New Hampshire Republican Party “First in the Nation Presidential Town Hall” in Nashua, Senator Rand Paul, who is lagging badly in opinion polls, seemed unfazed by the possibility of a Bloomberg third-party run. He even saw a bright side for his party. “If he splits the Democrat vote - those for gun control - that might be good for Republicans,” Paul told reporters. Representatives for Bloomberg declined to comment on the former mayor’s plans for the presidential race.  (Additional reporting by Alana Wise in New Hampshire; Editing by Janet Lawrence and Mary Milliken) SAP is the sponsor of this coverage which is independently produced by the staff of Reuters News Agency.politicsNews
michael bloomberg may launch independent presidential bid source reuters michael bloomberg billionaire former mayor new york city told aides draw plans independent campaign presidency according source familiar situation bloomberg advised friends associates would willing spend least billion money campaign november election according source spoke condition anonymity discuss former mayor thinking news bloomberg pulling presidential run first reported saturday new york times bloomberg given early march deadline entering race source said commissioning poll december see would fare donald trump hillary clinton republican democratic frontrunners no candidate ever presidential election but bloomberg close wall street ties liberal social views sees opening candidacy republicans nominate trump texas senator ted cruz democrats nominate vermont senator bernie sanders source said bloomberg long privately listed idea mounting presidential run served mayor new york city he switched party affiliation republican independent recent years spent millions national campaigns tighten gun laws reform immigration one unnamed bloomberg adviser told times former mayor believes voters want bipartisan vision offered election cycle either political party a presidential run bloomberg would likely disrupt dynamics election billionaire would face significant hurdles race full swing nearly year though candidate ever claimed white house several previous bids affected overall makeup race in texas businessman ross prot ran independent decision believe helped democrat bill clinton defeat incumbent republican george bush bloomberg earned percent support facing hypothetical race clinton trump according poll registered voters conducted january morning consult trump clinton virtually tied percent respectively survey found part bloomberg motivation enter race stems frustration clinton campaign source said clinton dogged questions honesty amid ongoing investigation use private email server secretary state sanders clinton chief rival recently surged polling key early voting states iowa new hampshire that development made bloomberg increasingly worried general election sanders socialist trump cruz stated positions issues like immigration at new hampshire republican party first nation presidential town hall nasa senator rand paul lagging badly opinion polls seemed unnamed possibility bloomberg run he even saw bright side party if splits democrat vote gun control might good republicans paul told reporters representatives bloomberg declined comment former mayor plans presidential race additional reporting alan wise new hampshire editing janet lawrence mary million sap sponsor coverage independently produced staff reuters news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Michael Bloomberg may launch independent U.S. presidential bid: source(Reuters) - Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has told his aides to draw up plans for an independent campaign for the U.S. presidency, according to a source familiar with the situation. Bloomberg has advised friends and associates that he would be willing to spend at least $1 billion of his own money on a campaign for the November 2016 election, according to the source, who spoke on condition on anonymity to discuss the former mayor’s thinking.  News of Bloomberg mulling a presidential run was first reported Saturday by the New York Times. Bloomberg, 73, has given himself an early March deadline for entering the race, the source said, after commissioning a poll in December to see how he would fare against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Republican and Democratic frontrunners.  No third-party candidate has ever won a U.S. presidential election. But Bloomberg, who has close Wall Street ties and liberal social views, sees an opening for his candidacy if Republicans nominate Trump or Texas Senator Ted Cruz and the Democrats nominate Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the source said. Bloomberg, who has long privately flirted with the idea of mounting a presidential run, served as mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013. He switched his party affiliation from Republican to independent in 2007 and in recent years has spent millions on national campaigns to tighten U.S. gun laws and reform immigration. One unnamed Bloomberg adviser told the Times the former mayor believes voters want “a non-ideological, bipartisan, results-oriented vision” that has not been offered in the 2016 election cycle by either political party. A well-financed presidential run by Bloomberg would likely disrupt the dynamics of the election, but the billionaire would face significant hurdles in a race that has been in full swing for nearly a year. Though no third-party candidate has ever claimed the White House, several previous bids have affected the overall makeup of the race. In 1992 Texas businessman Ross Perot ran as an independent, a decision that some believe helped Democrat Bill Clinton defeat incumbent Republican George H. W. Bush. Bloomberg earned 13 percent support when facing a hypothetical three-way race against Clinton and Trump, according to a poll of 4,060 registered voters conducted January 14-17 by Morning Consult. Trump and Clinton were virtually tied at 37 and 36 percent, respectively, the survey found. Part of Bloomberg’s motivation to enter the race stems from a frustration with Clinton’s campaign, the source said. Clinton has been dogged by questions about her honesty amid an ongoing investigation into her use of a private email server as secretary of state. Sanders, Clinton’s chief rival, has recently surged in polling in key early voting states Iowa and New Hampshire. That development has made Bloomberg increasingly worried about a general election between Sanders, a self-described socialist, and Trump or Cruz, both of whom have staked out far-right positions on issues like immigration. At the New Hampshire Republican Party “First in the Nation Presidential Town Hall” in Nashua, Senator Rand Paul, who is lagging badly in opinion polls, seemed unfazed by the possibility of a Bloomberg third-party run. He even saw a bright side for his party. “If he splits the Democrat vote - those for gun control - that might be good for Republicans,” Paul told reporters. Representatives for Bloomberg declined to comment on the former mayor’s plans for the presidential race.  (Additional reporting by Alana Wise in New Hampshire; Editing by Janet Lawrence and Mary Milliken) SAP is the sponsor of this coverage which is independently produced by the staff of Reuters News Agency.politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: michael bloomberg may launch independent presidential bid source reuters michael bloomberg billionaire former mayor new york city told aides draw plans independent campaign presidency according source familiar situation bloomberg advised friends associates would willing spend least billion money campaign november election according source spoke condition anonymity discuss former mayor thinking news bloomberg pulling presidential run first reported saturday new york times bloomberg given early march deadline entering race source said commissioning poll december see would fare donald trump hillary clinton republican democratic frontrunners no candidate ever presidential election but bloomberg close wall street ties liberal social views sees opening candidacy republicans nominate trump texas senator ted cruz democrats nominate vermont senator bernie sanders source said bloomberg long privately listed idea mounting presidential run served mayor new york city he switched party affiliation republican independent recent years spent millions national campaigns tighten gun laws reform immigration one unnamed bloomberg adviser told times former mayor believes voters want bipartisan vision offered election cycle either political party a presidential run bloomberg would likely disrupt dynamics election billionaire would face significant hurdles race full swing nearly year though candidate ever claimed white house several previous bids affected overall makeup race in texas businessman ross prot ran independent decision believe helped democrat bill clinton defeat incumbent republican george bush bloomberg earned percent support facing hypothetical race clinton trump according poll registered voters conducted january morning consult trump clinton virtually tied percent respectively survey found part bloomberg motivation enter race stems frustration clinton campaign source said clinton dogged questions honesty amid ongoing investigation use private email server secretary state sanders clinton chief rival recently surged polling key early voting states iowa new hampshire that development made bloomberg increasingly worried general election sanders socialist trump cruz stated positions issues like immigration at new hampshire republican party first nation presidential town hall nasa senator rand paul lagging badly opinion polls seemed unnamed possibility bloomberg run he even saw bright side party if splits democrat vote gun control might good republicans paul told reporters representatives bloomberg declined comment former mayor plans presidential race additional reporting alan wise new hampshire editing janet lawrence mary million sap sponsor coverage independently produced staff reuters news