2020年美國總統(tǒng)大選特朗普的勁敵：邁克爾·布隆伯格

Americans opposed to the New York billionaire occupying the White House may soon have the choice of another one: Michael Bloomberg.

反對紐約億萬富翁入主白宮的美國人可能很快就會有另一個選擇：邁克爾·布隆伯格(Michael Bloomberg)。

The former New York mayor and founder of the eponymous financial information company this week took another step towards a well-choreographed run for the presidency by re-registering his party affiliation as a Democrat.

這位前紐約市長和同名金融信息公司的創(chuàng)始人本周重新注冊為民主黨人，從而向精心編排的投入總統(tǒng)競選邁出了一步。

Mr Bloomberg, who has flirted with White House campaigns before, had already whipped up anticipation by pledging $80m to Democratic candidates for next month’s midterm elections, since topped up to $100m. “That’s a hell of a lot of IOUs,” remarked one former staffer who, like other Bloomberg intimates, believes a presidential run is a foregone conclusion.

布隆伯格以前曾流露過參選興趣，如今通過承諾向投入下月中期選舉的民主黨候選人提供8000萬美元(已追加至1億美元)強(qiáng)化了預(yù)期。一位前雇員表示：“那是一大堆白條，”此人和其他彭博(Bloomberg)內(nèi)部人士一樣，認(rèn)為布隆伯格競選總統(tǒng)已成定局。

Just this week, Mr Bloomberg was in Florida, campaigning alongside Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for governor, for whom he cut a $250,000 cheque. It was one stop in a globetrotting travel schedule that aides expect will have an increasingly domestic focus.

就在本周，布隆伯格在佛羅里達(dá)州與該州民主黨州長候選人安德魯·吉勒姆(Andrew Gillum)一起開展競選活動，他為后者開出了25萬美元的支票。這是環(huán)球活動計劃中的一站，助手們預(yù)計其焦點將日益轉(zhuǎn)向國內(nèi)。

Mr Bloomberg will be 78 in 2020 and this would almost certainly be his last chance at the White House. Donald Trump’s presidency has increased the sense of urgency for a man who worries about the impact of global warming and has expressed disgust at Mr Trump’s embrace of right wing nationalists.

布隆伯格到2020年就78歲了，幾乎可以肯定，這是他入主白宮的最后一次機(jī)會。對一個擔(dān)心全球變暖影響并對特朗普支持右翼民族主義者表示厭惡的人來說，唐納德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的總統(tǒng)任期增加了他的緊迫感。