Democratic Primaries
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AP NewsThe former New York mayor was instead in Arkansas, tossing out candy at a King Day parade and enjoying his status as the only presidential hopeful in town.
Mike Boomerang? a woman asked, as the billionaire businessman walked by.
Mike Bloomberg, a supporter clarified. Hes running for president.
Bloomberg is running, but hes on his own track, essentially creating a parallel race to the nomination with no precedent. While his competitors are hunkered down in the four states with the earliest primaries, Bloomberg is almost everywhere else a Minnesota farm, a Utah co-working space, an office opening in Maine. Hes staked his hopes on states like Texas, California and Arkansas that vote on March 3, aiming to disrupt the Democratic primary right around the time its typically settling on a front-runner. Or, should Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, be that front-runner, Bloomberg could be a backstop to Democrats still looking for a moderate choice.
Skipping the early voting states and banking on success in later delegate-rich contests has never been done successfully. But no candidate has ever brought the financial firepower that Bloomberg can he is worth an estimated $60 billion and has already spent more than $200 million building a campaign in more than two dozen states, taking him well past Super Tuesday.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
yaesu
(8,020 posts)just glad he's putting his money to good use.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
DanTex
(20,709 posts)If he does that, I'm all in favor.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,375 posts)With no mention of Joe, Pete, or Amy.
But, I hope he supports "whoever", because "whoever" certainly has my vote in Nov.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)People could learn from that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lunasun
(21,646 posts)running.
I am happy for his nonstop blitz against trump and I never thought about how his cash may help down ticket candidates with endorsements so thanks for the read.
Hope he does really back the final dem nominee
Hopefully, no sour grapes , but if nothing else I bet he keeps on the anti trump path til Nov
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)The anti-Trump TV money is great, but I just dont see any scenario where him being in the race hurts Bernie or Liz in any way whatsoever unless he turns his ad money against them (which would be incredibly dangerous for the party).
Surely all he does is split the Biden vote?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
David__77
(23,559 posts)I dont think things are so solid in terms of voting blocs as some may think. This left-right dichotomy stuff is way overplayed.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
But really how many votes is a billionaire who supported Bush really going to take from Bernie?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
myohmy2
(3,182 posts)...no
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,794 posts)If this turns into a slog that plays out until June, he will look to spend his way into winning the late races and play for a brokered convention. Maybe to win. More likely to play Kingmaker.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Amishman
(5,559 posts)Less than 15% and he gets zero delegates from a state.
Nationality he is averaging 8% right now, and not much better in the super Tuesday states.
He needs to grow his support by at least 50% in six weeks with no momentum help from the four early states where he isn't on the ballot. I don't see it happening.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,794 posts)...and Bloomberg really isn't running in Iowa.
In roughly this order, I see ads for
Sanders
Steyer
Yang
Mayor Pete
Warren
Bloomberg
Klobuchar (literally just started)
I don't dislike his odds as much as you do. Time will tell.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided