<p class="title">Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc and one of the world's most admired investors, said on Monday he is a Democrat and would have "no trouble" voting for fellow billionaire Michael Bloomberg for U.S. president.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking on CNBC television, Buffett also said he agreed with some positions of Bernie Sanders, who is looking to cement his front-runner status in the U.S. Democratic presidential race. He did not endorse any particular candidate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm a Democrat, but I'm not a card-carrying Democrat," said Buffett, who said he has sometimes voted for Republicans, though he supported Democrat Hillary Clinton in her 2016 White House run. His father was a Republican congressman from Nebraska.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffett rarely talks publicly about his own political leanings, but has made clear his support for policies that support capitalism and economic growth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffett said he sympathized with Sanders, a Vermont senator and self-avowed democratic socialist, in believing that the government should be "doing better by people who get left behind."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffett nonetheless said: "I don't believe in giving up the capitalist system," and that "I would have no trouble voting for Mike Bloomberg."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Many moderate Democrats view Sanders as too liberal to defeat Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, and worry that a fractured vote among more moderate rivals could help propel Sanders to the Democratic nomination.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bloomberg is spending heavily on advertising, and hoping to overcome a widely panned debate performance last week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffett on Monday ranked fourth on Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest people, with a $90.2 billion net worth, while Bloomberg ranked 12th, at $61.9 billion. </p>
<p class="title">Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc and one of the world's most admired investors, said on Monday he is a Democrat and would have "no trouble" voting for fellow billionaire Michael Bloomberg for U.S. president.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking on CNBC television, Buffett also said he agreed with some positions of Bernie Sanders, who is looking to cement his front-runner status in the U.S. Democratic presidential race. He did not endorse any particular candidate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm a Democrat, but I'm not a card-carrying Democrat," said Buffett, who said he has sometimes voted for Republicans, though he supported Democrat Hillary Clinton in her 2016 White House run. His father was a Republican congressman from Nebraska.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffett rarely talks publicly about his own political leanings, but has made clear his support for policies that support capitalism and economic growth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffett said he sympathized with Sanders, a Vermont senator and self-avowed democratic socialist, in believing that the government should be "doing better by people who get left behind."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffett nonetheless said: "I don't believe in giving up the capitalist system," and that "I would have no trouble voting for Mike Bloomberg."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Many moderate Democrats view Sanders as too liberal to defeat Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, and worry that a fractured vote among more moderate rivals could help propel Sanders to the Democratic nomination.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bloomberg is spending heavily on advertising, and hoping to overcome a widely panned debate performance last week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffett on Monday ranked fourth on Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest people, with a $90.2 billion net worth, while Bloomberg ranked 12th, at $61.9 billion. </p>