Democratic Primaries

Gothmog

(145,427 posts) Sat Nov 9, 2019, 02:08 AM Nov 2019

Joe Biden: "With regard to Michael Bloomberg, I welcome him in the race.

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Joe Biden: "With regard to Michael Bloomberg, I welcome him in the race. (Original Post) Gothmog Nov 2019 OP

You tell 'im, Joe! Cha Nov 2019 #1

Cool and affable as always. emmaverybo Nov 2019 #2

This! Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #4

I think he's entering... Mike Nelson Nov 2019 #3

"Bloomberg entering the race to oppose Elizabeth " crazytown Nov 2019 #5

I think running to oppose Warren/Sanders does not help Joe... thesquanderer Nov 2019 #6

I really like Joe Biden Gothmog Nov 2019 #7

Cha

(297,420 posts)

1. You tell 'im, Joe!

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 02:12 AM

Nov 2019

Mahalo, Goth!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)

2. Cool and affable as always.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 02:20 AM

Nov 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Thekaspervote

(32,785 posts)

4. This!

Reply to emmaverybo (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 04:18 AM

Nov 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Mike Nelson

(9,961 posts)

3. I think he's entering...

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 03:32 AM

Nov 2019

... because he believes Joe is not going to be the winning candidate, so that seems not good for the Biden campaign. However, a more thoughtful analysis would have Bloomberg entering the race to oppose Elizabeth (or Bernie); this would be good for Joe...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

crazytown

(7,277 posts)

5. "Bloomberg entering the race to oppose Elizabeth "

Reply to Mike Nelson (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 05:12 AM

Nov 2019

I think that's it. And it moves the conversation to where Elizabeth wants it as well. Interesting times.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

thesquanderer

(11,990 posts)

6. I think running to oppose Warren/Sanders does not help Joe...

Reply to Mike Nelson (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 09:18 AM

Nov 2019

...because it gives anti Warren/Sanders voters one more way to split those votes. Bloomberg is not going to get any Warren or Sanders supporters, but he could conceivably get some anti-Warren anti-Sanders voters who might otherwise have gone to Biden.

So maybe Bloomberg only fully enters the race if he thinks that he has a better chance of winning against Warren/Sanders than Biden does.

There IS a way Bloomberg could help Joe and hurt Warren/Sanders if he wanted to... he could finance an anti-Warren, anti-Sanders PAC. That we he could still spend unlimited money knocking out the candidates he doesn't like, but since he wouldn't be promoting his own candidacy, he wouldn't be stealing votes from (splitting votes with) other "moderate" candidates like Biden. Joe is probably the best positioned to benefit from that strategy. But for that, Bloomberg would have to believe that, with a weakened Warren/Sanders, Biden would be a stronger candidate that Mike himself... and he may not be inclined to believe that.

I think this common view is probably right: it's not just about beating Warren... it's that Bloomberg really would love to be president, and if he sees a path that is viable, he'll take it. There's no support of Joe in this maneuver.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Gothmog

(145,427 posts)

7. I really like Joe Biden

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 10:02 AM

Nov 2019

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