Former New York Mayor Mike\u00a0Bloomberg’s campaign has reached out to former Democratic presidential primary\u00a0candidate Andrew YangAndrew YangGeorge Floyd protests show corporations must support racial and economic equality Andrew Yang discusses his universal basic income pilot program Andrew Yang on the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis MORE seeking an endorsement, sources told The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n
The Journal reported that aides from Bloomberg’s camp reached out to the entrepreneur to gauge his interest in working to help Bloomberg\u00a0win the Democratic nomination.<\/p>\n
Another source told the Journal that Yang, who dropped out of the primary race last month, was noncommittal in his response.<\/p>\n
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While the Journal’s sources said that the idea of Yang being Bloomberg’s running mate was thrown around, a separate senior Bloomberg aide said that Yang was never seriously being considered.<\/p>\n
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\nA senior Bloomberg campaign aide tells us Andrew Yang was not and is not being seriously considered as a running mate for Mike Bloomberg<\/p>\n
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Bloomberg, a latecomer to the race,\u00a0hasn’t been on any of the ballots in the first three primaries and won’t be on the ballot\u00a0for South Carolina either. But, he’s spent almost a half-billion dollars on advertisements and campaign efforts in all 14 of the crucial Super Tuesday states.<\/p>\n
Yang gained a solid online following and was able to\u00a0outlast\u00a0several better-known candidates such as Sens. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.) and Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.), but ultimately wasn’t able to make a real breakthrough in the polls.<\/p>\n
Yang recently joined CNN as a contributor where he helps provide analysis of the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Hill has reached out to Bloomberg’s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n