If Hillary loses the nomination to Bernie Sanders, longtime Clinton aide Doug Band has pledged to vote for Michael Bloomberg, should he run.
Politico reports:
“[Michael] Bloomberg was a transformational mayor,” Doug Band, Teneo president and longtime top adviser to Bill Clinton told POLITICO. “I have incredible respect for him as a leader, visionary and philanthropist.” Band said a scenario in which Sanders and Bloomberg, running as an independent, are up against a Republican like Ted Cruz or Donald Trump “isn’t going to happen. But hypothetically speaking, if it did, it’s not even close — I would choose Bloomberg, as would so many others.”
This isn’t the first time Band has reportedly flirted with breaking ranks with the Democratic party. In 2012, it was reported he was voting for Mitt Romney.
