Mike Bloomberg

As humanity waits with bated breath for the results of Tuesday's elections, it is worth noting that this year 10.5 billion dollars was spent on election campaigns in the United States - from the presidential ones to county commissioners. Some 3 billion of this was for presidential elections, including the primaries.

His front-runner status slipping, Bernie Sanders refocused his Democratic presidential campaign on surging rival Joe Biden as the Vermont senator's allies grappled with the fallout from a Super Tuesday stumble that raised internal concerns about the direction of his White House bid.

The dizzying fight for the Democratic presidential nomination reaches a critical juncture on March 3 as millions of voters from Maine to California head to the polls. Sen.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal over the weekend, Clint Eastwood endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg. Support for Bloomberg from one of Hollywood's few Republican directors and actors says a lot about the situation the Democrats find themselves in at the moment as well as the choices dawning upon them.

US Presidential nominee Mike Bloomberg is considering Hillary Clinton as a vice presidential candidate, according to Drudge Report, citing sources close to the billionaire team.