Investment banker Peter Ackerman's Americans Elect has had some success overcoming those logistical obstacles, and would seem a natural vehicle for Bloomberg, given the mayor's often-repeated distaste for the two-party system. Blooomberg's very involvement in national issues is often premised on the idea that "Washington" is broken, with blame more or less equally apportioned to Republicans and Democrats.
But if Bloomberg is actually backing the Americans Elect, which has been criticized for its lack of financial transparency, he's not saying.
Asked whether he's given money to Americans Elect, Bloomberg says he likes the group's founder
