Bloomberg storms to the center of the 2020 presidential fray

[left-of-center2012]

Mike Bloomberg is starting to dominate the national political debate like no one in the past five years other than President Donald Trump. He rocketed into third place nationally this week in a series of recent Democratic presidential primary polls, even though he hasn't participated in the first contests or any of the party's debates.

here was a growing sense in Democratic and Republican political circles that Bloomberg is only on the verge of exploding onto the scene with his campaign to take the Democratic Party nomination by storm and drive Trump from power. On Wednesday, three members of the Congressional Black Caucus backed Bloomberg, including Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., and Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y.

If nothing else, Bloomberg is making all the other candidates nervous because, after more than a year of watching the primary unfold, a growing number of Democratic insiders and voters think he's their best shot at beating Trump.

Sanders has to worry that he could get swamped if the Democratic establishment rallies behind Bloomberg. The rest of the Democratic field has to worry that's exactly what the establishment — worried about Sanders and Trump — is getting ready to do. And Trump has to worry that he'll end up facing off against a more successful capitalist who beat Sanders and proved that the Democratic Party isn't the "socialist" summer camp that Trump likes to portray it as.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bloomberg-storms-center-2020-presidential-fray-n1135111

[Voltaire2]

1. So he has opportunistically moved to the center?

Abandoning his center-right convictions to try to capture the nomination?

Oh wait, not that center. The article clears that up: he's the center of media attention, as they desperately try to find an acceptable alternative.

[msongs]

2. lol dominate. like saying bernie is front runner. both false claims. nt

[Nikki28]

3. Go Bloomberg

This will be the best solution of all of the nonsense Trump would throw at him. I don't think it would hurt him because he fights back and all we have to do if he is the nominee is to stick by him like the cult stands behind Trump aka Helter Skelter.I totally think he can kick small thingy out of office and have his own voting machines and probably overseas clout to make sure our side win.Everything that was thrown at him so far,;he got out in front of it.

[sprinkleeninow]

4. He's pretty much all that orangeous is not.

I will relish seeing tables turned on the jeenyus of stables.

[larwdem]

5. He fights trump

I like Mike makes a nice slogan?

[left-of-center2012]

6. Bloomberg's slogan is ...

"Mike will get it done"