Talk politics.

Until the last presidential election, seeing a billionaire in the US presidential race used to be a rarity, until Trump changed that. The presidency was always kind of seen like a demotion compared to the billionaire's life, and now Trump's using it for self-legitimation before the public, one that money alone can't buy. Problem is, billionaires such as Bloomber and Schultz have always been lone wolves of sorts, isolated and detached from the base, lacking a notable political platform. And this could harm the Dems in the long run.

Trump's victory creates the illusion that any billionaire could line up at the next primaries, and have a real shot at the presidency. Many experts believe only a billionaire, an outsider to the system who's prepared to play the populist card like Trump does, could truly beat Trump himself in 2020. The though surely tickles the ego of lots of them, no doubt.

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