--- title: Hillary Clinton Says Bloomberg Won't Have to Run description: Hillary Clinton dismissed speculation that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is seeking an independent bid for the White House canonical: https://time.com/4191887/hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg-presidential-run/ author: NBC News article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-24T18:07:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:41:57.144Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton Says Michael Bloomberg Won't Have to Run for President og:description: As she faces a tough challenge from Bernie Sanders og:url: https://time.com/4191887/hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg-presidential-run/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46d89928a8d7d7ed/69887a5fcf40a8bc6ac419d4/diptych-hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Diptych-hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton Says Michael Bloomberg Won't Have to Run for President twitter:description: As she faces a tough challenge from Bernie Sanders twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46d89928a8d7d7ed/69887a5fcf40a8bc6ac419d4/diptych-hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Says Michael Bloomberg Won't Have to Run for President > Sponsored content. 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In early voting states like New Hampshire, the hard work of winning elections is often decided by volunteers on the ground._ by [Monica Alba / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Monica Alba / NBC News Jan 24, 2016 6:07 PM UTC  Left Hillary Clinton speaking during a campaign stop at the Rochester Opera House in Rochester, NH on January 22, 2016\. Right Michael Bloomberg attends Jazz at Lincoln Center's Ertegun Atrium and Ertegun Hall of Fame grand reopening at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Dec. 17, 2015. Left Hillary Clinton speaking during a campaign stop at the Rochester Opera House in Rochester, NH on January 22, 2016\. Right Michael Bloomberg attends Jazz at Lincoln Center's Ertegun Atrium and Ertegun Hall of Fame grand reopening at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Dec. 17, 2015.Rick Friedman—Corbis; Andrew Toth—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Monica Alba / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Monica Alba / NBC News Jan 24, 2016 6:07 PM UTC Despite a tightening race, Hillary Clinton said Sunday she’s confident she’ll secure the Democratic nomination, dismissing speculation that [former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is seeking an independent bid for the White House](http://time.com/4191502/michael-bloomberg-presidential-run). “He’s a good friend of mine,” Clinton said. “The way I read what he said is if I didn’t get the nomination, he might consider it. Well, I’m going to relieve him of that and get the nomination so he doesn’t have to.” With only 8 days until the Iowa caucuses, Clinton said she feels “great” about her ground game in the state, which is working to ensure enthusiasm is “not just here today, gone tomorrow.” [Read more from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/hillary-clinton-bloomberg-presidential-run-will-be-unnecessary-n503271?cid=par-time%5F20160124) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4191887/hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg-presidential-run/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4191887/hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg-presidential-run/"},"headline":"Hillary Clinton Says Michael Bloomberg Won't Have to Run for President","datePublished":"2016-01-24T18:07:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:41:57.144Z","description":"As she faces a tough challenge from Bernie Sanders","url":"https://time.com/4191887/hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg-presidential-run/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46d89928a8d7d7ed/69887a5fcf40a8bc6ac419d4/diptych-hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Monica Alba / NBC News"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46d89928a8d7d7ed/69887a5fcf40a8bc6ac419d4/diptych-hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Diptych-hillary-clinton-michael-bloomberg","caption":"LeftHillary Clinton speaking during a campaign stop at the Rochester Opera House in Rochester, NH on January 22, 2016. 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