Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agreed, OP. The other candidates all have their weaknesses but they also seem to have a core constituency that gets excited about them.
No one seems truly excited about Biden.
You need more than excitement. You need smarts, money (and lots of it), and someone who is clever and willing to stop being genteel when going up against a bully like Trump.
I've decided to give Bloomberg a long, hard look. I like the other candidates and Joe is my first choice but you don't bring a stick to a gun fight. When they go low, you go high? Not any more.
Even the mayor of DC is endorsing him. It's about winning by any means necessary even if that means Bloomberg.
A large share of endorsements for Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, come from other mayors of cities big and small. He has also garnered the support of a few members of Congress.
Current and former elected officials
Representatives Harley Rouda and Scott Peters of California, Representatives Stephanie Murphy of Florida, Bobby L. Rush of Illinois, Ben McAdams of Utah and Max Rose of New York
Mayor London Breed of San Francisco, Mayor Sam Liccardo of San Jose, Calif., and Mayor Michael Tubbs of Stockton, Calif., as well as Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of Washington, Mayor Daniel Horrigan of Akron, Ohio, Mayor Greg Fischer of Louisville, Ky., Mayor Jim Strickland of Memphis, Tenn., Mayor Steve Benjamin of Columbia, S.C., and at least a dozen other mayors of cities of varying size
Former Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and former Mayor Manny Diaz of Miami
Celebrities and newsmakers
The actors Michael Douglas and Sam Waterston
Judge Judy Sheindlin
The fashion industry leaders Tim Gunn and Isaac Mizrahi