Senate Democrats say former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has almost no chance of winning the presidency if he mounts an independent run and would likely only act as a spoiler.

Democratic lawmakers interviewed on the prospect of a Bloomberg campaign praise his business acumen and judgment and add in the same breath that a White House bid would be a wasteful blunder.

“I just don’t know how practical it is and how realistic it is. With every day that passes it gets more and more difficult to even accomplish it effectively,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who has campaigned in Iowa for Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

She said Bloomberg would be “more of spoiler” than a candidate with a realistic shot of victory.

“He would split the ‘We want a New York billionaire vote,’” she quipped with a laugh.

Some Democrats are worried about a reprise of the 1992 presidential election, when billionaire businessman Ross Perot won 19 percent of the popular vote, and derailed the campaign of incumbent President George H.W. Bush who was seen as an early favorite. Bill Clinton won with 43 percent of the vote.

Read the article “Dems to Bloomberg: Don’t Run” on thehill.com.