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)強化了預期。一位前雇員表示：“那是一大堆白條，”此人和其他彭博(Bloomberg)內部人士一樣，認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，助手們預計其焦點將日益轉向國內。

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會。對一個擔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。