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Al Sharpton sure sounds supportive of a Bloomberg candidacy

Michael Bloomberg’s top political adviser held a private meeting with Al Sharpton on Tuesday, and the reverend emerged saying minority voters would emerge as big winners if the city’s former mayor ran for president.

“For African-Americans and Latino voters, a 50-state run will enhance our leverage and get our interests addressed. We wouldn’t just be focusing on a few primary states,” Sharpton told The Post after the breakfast huddle with Bloomberg aide Kevin Sheekey at the Regency hotel.

“A 50-state race could be interesting for the whole country,” Sharpton added.

The high-profile reverend has yet to endorse a candidate in the presidential race, and he said Tuesday that he’s still deciding on his choice.

But his comments about Bloomberg were all upbeat.

“It would be interesting. Bloomberg is one of the few people who could pull off a credible independent candidacy for president,” Sharpton said.

Political analysts give Bloomberg a slim chance — at best — of winning the White House as a third-party candidate.

But Sheekey’s tête-à-tête with Sharpton provided more evidence that the billionaire businessman is seriously weighing a run.

Kevin Sheekey (right) and the Rev. Al Sharpton have breakfast together at the Regency hotel.Natan Dvir

It was Sheekey — chief proponent of a Bloomberg presidential run — who requested the face time with Sharpton, sources said.

Sheekey munched on egg whites and greens during the breakfast. The slimmed-down Sharpton sipped tea.

Sharpton’s willingness to entertain a Bloomberg candidacy is sure to raise eyebrows, particularly within Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

Clinton is counting on winning most of the African-American vote in both the Democratic primary and the general election.

Sharpton wouldn’t say what he thought of Clinton’s presidential campaign.

But a source familiar with Sharpton’s thinking said none of the current candidates has resonated with him.

“It’s sloganeering and check-off-the-box politics,” the Sharpton insider said.

Sheekey declined comment about the meeting, saying only, “A lot of people are calling Mike Bloomberg, encouraging him to run for president.”

Sharpton stressed that he had a respectful relationship with Bloomberg in the years when he ran the city.

“It was cordial with principled agreements and disagreements. We disagreed on stop-and-frisk,” Sharpton said.

“But don’t forget. One of the first things President Obama did was have Mike Bloomberg and I to the White House together. I worked with him on education for President Obama.

“And we certainly worked together on gun violence. We agreed and we disagreed.”