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| Michael Bloomberg Isn't Really Running For President, And That Should Worry You |
| 2020-02-01 |
| [The Federalist] There is very good reason to believe Michael Bloomberg isn’t actually running for president. Of course, there is plenty of evidence to the contrary. For one, he declared he is. He’s also hired more than 1,000 staff and is still expanding, offering salaries far above campaign averages. This week, he became the first of the declared candidates to have campaigned in all 14 states of March 3’s Super Tuesday primary battle, and he’s spent a quarter billion on political advertising so far. All would point toward Bloomberg indeed running for president. BLUF: Michael Bloomberg, the Wall Street billionaire whom D.C.’s flunky press affectionately calls "mayor of the world," seeks to drown all of that out with his private wealth. He doesn’t like the man voters put in the White House, so he’s going to spend billions of dollars to undo it. Look, money has always been a player in politics. People use it for good, people use it for evil, and Americans will cheer their selflessness or decry their selfishness depending on whether they agree with their politics. None of it changes that Bloomberg is skirting the campaign finance laws designed to keep the American republic answerable to her citizens ‐ that, and he isn’t really running for president. Emphasis added. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 He doesn't care who wins, as long as it's not Trump. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-02-01 14:33 |
| #3 What is the net worth of the "major" Dem candidates? You can even remove Bloomberg and use a weighted average. Even Michael Moore through a hissy fit about 'Mike'. How the Dems can moan and groan about big money is beyond me. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2020-02-01 14:14 |
| #2 /\ Too late, far too late. |
| Posted by: Flerelet Ghibelline5939 2020-02-01 09:36 |
| #1 He's trying to keep the party from going publicly full commie. Good luck. [snicker] |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-02-01 09:27 |