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Poll shows Bloomberg has a good shot at becoming president

Mike Bloomberg has a better chance of becoming president as an independent candidate than most people realize, a new poll found Thursday.

The survey by veteran pollster Frank Luntz shows Bloomberg within striking distance of the two leading major party candidates — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary ­Clinton.

Bloomberg would garner 29 percent, compared to 37 percent for Trump and 33 percent for Clinton.

“The numbers are clear and compelling: there is definitely room for a second billionaire in this election,” said Luntz, who worked for Bloomberg’s mayoral run in 2001.

But a separate poll by Reuters came up with different results.

Bloomberg would get only 9 percent against the front-runners, with Clinton at 37 percent and Trump not far behind with 31 percent, according to the Reuters survey.