billionaire mayor of the country's largest city, new york's mayor, michael bloomberg, is is neutral in the presidential race so far, and one cannot ignore the influence of his endorsement. his picks often win. msnbc's richard lui joins us now. what everybody's talking about, who could get bloomberg, what would it mean. >> yeah. the biggest city, as you said, in the country. when michael bloomberg endorses he's more often right than wrong. 2010's midterm election is a really good example. 52% of new jersey governor chris christie's picks won. sarah palin's 54%, and michael bloomberg, 69% of his picks in the "w" column. this year, the independent is stuck in the middle just like 2008 when he did not endorse a presidential candidate. but with his third term ending, "the new york times" saying he may not worry about negative repercussions from picking sides this year. his choice is not obvious, at least for now. romney and bloomberg share successful business backgrounds and wealth but do not see eye to