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Anonymous wrote:Its time that the democrats load for bear.

I'm going to vote for Bloomberg.

Yay...billionaire buys an election. It’s a heartwarming tale.

Anonymous wrote:This thread still hasn’t mentioned that Bloomberg “isn’t a real Democrat”! It has however, repeated the line refrain someone else ‘not being a real Democrat’!

Anonymous wrote:Bloomberg should distribute to registered Democrats free book copies of "Cold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War."

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Anonymous wrote:Its time that the democrats load for bear.

I'm going to vote for Bloomberg.

Yay...billionaire buys an election. It’s a heartwarming tale.

If he's competent and interested in climate and not overtly racist, that'll do.

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Anonymous wrote:Its time that the democrats load for bear.

I'm going to vote for Bloomberg.

Yay...billionaire buys an election. It’s a heartwarming tale.

Anonymous wrote:Its time that the democrats load for bear.

I'm going to vote for Bloomberg.

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Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt Bloomberg will get the D nomination, but I am concerned (despite what he has said) that he will stage a third-party run if he doesn't get the nom. I think in that scenario he is more likely to capture Is and draw from center Ds than draw from Trump's support. Hoping to be wrong about that.

Bloomberg is the wild card if he goes independent. He won't win as a third party but no one knows what the outcome will be. He will attract independents, moderate dems and moderate Reps. But who loses the least to Bloomberg, Bernie or Trump? Very, very hard to tell right now. If I had to gamble on anything today, it's that polls will show moderate Republicans and Independents flirting with Bloomberg, but when they see it potentially handing a victory to Bernie they flock to Trump to keep Bernie out.

This right here is why he should be president. The president of the country should not subscribe to the ideology of either far side.

Bloomberg is as far left as any other Dem. Possibly more so in a few ways, as I've yet to hear from Biden or Sanders or Warren if I'm allowed to consume more than 12oz of Pepsi at a time.

I already know Bloomberg says I shouldn't be allowed to.

Will he put me in jail if I drink two sodas in one day?

The fact that he hasn't said he won't is very, very troubling.

Let me say this clearly so you understand it: you are retarded.

Bloomberg levied a tax on large sodas because soda disproportionately contributes to obesity and rising health care costs. Soda drinkers should pre-pay for their health care costs. This is exactly how a free market, Adam Smith-style economy should operate: you pay upfront for the externality costs you impose on the rest of society. This is why heavy taxes are levied on cigarettes. This is the same concept.

You can drink all the damn soda you want. In fact, I would prefer if you waterboard yourself with with Coca-Cola. But in the meantime, you better pay for your diabetes. I'm sick of paying for your gluttonous decision making.

Anonymous wrote:Its time that the democrats load for bear.

I'm going to vote for Bloomberg.

Anonymous wrote:Bloomberg is dropping tons of money into the coffers of statewide Democratic party apparatuses. Apparently whenever he comes to give a speech, he then blankets the area with ads and then fills up the coffers of local Democratic organizations or NGOs (eg, local chapter of Moms Demand Action):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mike-bloombergs-spending-spree-8-billion-in-philanthropy-and-tens-of-millions-to-political-causes/2019/12/14/8a9e1956-1d13-11ea-87f7-f2e91143c60d_story.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-bloomberg-effect-huge-spending-transforms-2020-campaign-dynamics-11579191368

He's going to try to win the nomination at a brokered convention. He has the money to influence all the delegates. Once the delegates lose their "pledged" status after the first (unsuccessful) vote, they are free to defect.

Bloomberg has a plan to win the nomination in one of the subsequent rounds of voting at the convention. He has the money to make this happen through hiring the best strategists and gaming out the scenarios for victory.

Bloomberg wouldn't even bother entering the race if the data was not on his side.

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Anonymous wrote:I like him a lot. He's got my vote. I think he's got the money and the platform to get on the ballot. He's better than all the other Dem candidates and he's light years better than Trump.

A side perk is how much he annoys and agitates Cons/Trumpers, especially when they get all riled up about the soda!

If your guy Bloomberg's platform is so great, why won't he participate in the debates? Either (A) he's afraid of the optics of being shorter than everybody else, or (B) he's afraid that he will do a bad job in the debates.

He's worth $60 billion. That is a lot, but it pales in comparison to the $21 trillion U.S. economy. We won't give you the keys unless you make your case in a competitive setting.

Not PP and not a big fan, but he hasn’t qualified for the debates.

He’s not trying to, I think.

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Anonymous wrote:I think he will eventually run as an independent if a brokered convention doesn’t go his way.

Bernie?