The 'good billionaire': Silicon Valley roots for Bloomberg for president

The tech industry sees Michael Bloomberg, who is fiscally conservative and socially liberal, as one of its own - the hero to Donald Trump's 'bad billionaire'

Michael Bloomberg may feel that his recent hints at a 2016 run for the White House have barely registered in a presidential year dominated by big characters and unexpected twists.

After the initial stir caused by news the former New York mayor was considering entering the 2016 race as a centrist, independent candidate, he has quickly receded to the shadows, barely discussed by either Democratic or Republican candidates.