Bloomberg's Trial Balloon Shows Why the Political Press Is Out of Touch

His base is other media executives. That's it.

In practical terms, there really isn’t much point in discussing the impact Michael Bloomberg would have on the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination. As Alternet’s Josh Holland said, the former New York mayor has been on the edge of running for president for years. Let’s save that energy for if and when he jumps in.

But I think it’s worth discussin…