Peter Thiel May Run for Governor of California

Peter Thiel, the outspoken Donald Trump supporter and Gawker scourge, is apparently contemplating running for governor of California in 2018. Politico reports that these about Thiel say an actual run appears unlikely, given his private nature, and the fact that California is historically not friendly to Republican candidates (Ronald Reagan, of course, notwithstanding). But Thiel also hasn’t said that he won’t run, which has some about him questioning if he could be floating a trial balloon, comparable to the one that Michael Bloomberg set off in the wee hours of the 2016 presidential race. A Thiel victory, after all, seems about as unlikely as Trump's bid did in 2015. And look how that turned out. Plus, like Bloomberg, the billionaire investor and innovator could also assist fund his own campaign.

Thiel, for his part, has revealed more of himself in current weeks. Besides openly aiding Trump during his transition, he allowed The New York Times’ Maureen Dowd a uncommon opportunity to interview him. Throughout the conversation, Thiel outlined his political policies and his assistance for the President-Elect. In a “Confirm or Deny” sidebar of sorts to the piece, Thiel joked (maybe) that he’d “be fine with” Calexit, or the unlikely outcome in which California secedes from the rest of the nation. “I believe it would be good for California, good for the rest of the country,” he stated. “It would help Mr. Trump’s re-election campaign.”

Whether or not Thiel runs, experts think we’re about to see a whole lot much more business-minded people enter the political scene. “Republicans have had fantastic achievement at each the state and federal level in current years electing candidates who had backgrounds in business, but who were political outsiders,” Phil Cox, a former Republican Governors Association executive director, told Politico. “With Trump's victory, we're going to see even more non-conventional candidates, with backgrounds in business, not politics, enter the political arena.” For instance: As my colleague Nick Bilton lately reported, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, might consider a run for President 1 day. It might be pertinent to note that Peter Thiel was one of Facebook’s first outdoors investors.

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