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Why? Isn't he a republican? So, if he ran, he would be stealing primarily the votes that would go to the Republican candidate.

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Bloomberg's views on guns are such that many Republican voters would refuse to vote for him.

But many Democrats would and many Republicans appreciate his pro-NSA stance, his calling for the prosecution of Edward Snowden, and finally his pro Israel government stance. Ultimately he is pretty right wing and his anti-guns thing is consistent with all of the above.

Is pro-NSA a Republican stance?

Yes, I do think so: When Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, Scott Walker, Arguably Ted Cruz endorse NSA meta data collection, yeah, it's a safe bet that it is a Republican position.

http://mashable.com/2015/05/20/nsa-2016-candidates/#5BXfYekf...

Donald Trump Stance here: http://truthinmedia.com/trump-supports-reauthorizing-patriot...

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