In an election cycle that seems to twist and turn every single day, there is constantly news that seems to change the game. Today, it took another turn. Former New York City Mayor, and business magnate Michael Bloomberg made a major announcement: if Senator Sanders takes the lead from Hillary Clinton, Bloomberg is going to enter the race as an Independent.

So why does this completely change the game? Because political analysts have confirmed over and over again that an Independent in a race that leans to a certain side of the political spectrum takes votes away from either the Democrats or Republicans. The famous example is when President George P. Bush ran against Bill Clinton. Billionaire Ross Perot decided to run as an Independent, taking votes away from Bush and landing Clinton in the White House. This was the Republican Party’s concern at the beginning of the presidential race…