Read more Clay Mulford stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21168/clay-mulford.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 15:35:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16844/non-candidate-bloomberg-meets-perots-polling-expert.htmlM. Morris<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=65624&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401023034' border='0' />"I am not a candidate," Mike Bloomberg reiterated yesterday before having lunch with Ross Perot's former campaign manager, an expert on ballot access, the Dallas Morning News reports. Asked whether his presence in Austin, Texas was a sign, the New York mayor sniped, "I just said I'm not a candidate—...New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and Lance Armstrong, right, listen during a news conference after they toured Brackenridge Hospital Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, in Austin, Texas. They met to discuss Armstrong's request to the Surgeons General Collective to create a national strategy to combat cancer. Bloomberg's exploration of an independent presidential bid took him to Texas less than two months before he would be able to start gathering signatures to get on the ballot. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)http://www.newser.com/story/16844/non-candidate-bloomberg-meets-perots-polling-expert.htmlSat, 19 Jan 2008 13:39:34 CST