Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumSanders, per MSNBC, rules out taking any aid or money from Bloomberg in the general
Trump will bury him (and us) with a 1 to 2 billion USD power drop of 24-7 COMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMIE!!!! adverts.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,110 posts)Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Moderateguy
(945 posts)He will spend on attacking the orange megalomaniac and on down-ballot races
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)Although it's not 100% clear if that means he wouldn't run anti-Trump ads at all, or just not run pro-Bernie ads if Bernie is the nominee. https://www.dailywire.com/news/sanders-campaign-rejects-bloombergs-money-for-general-election-bloomberg-hasnt-offered-any
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)From the article I posted:
I think everyone else has said they want the help, including Elizabeth Warren. If Elizabeth Warren is the nominee, we will do everything we can to help her. Sanders is the one candidate who said he didnt want the help, Wolfson said.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
HarlanPepper
(2,042 posts)Bernie will get swamped by the money. The $18 contributions are cute but wont cut it in the general.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,096 posts)Bloomberg is able to contribute to super PACs and down ballot races to his black little heart's content.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Celerity
(42,666 posts)if Mike ran adverts supporting him, which would add to the chaos.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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ehrnst
(32,640 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,096 posts)He'll have many more germane battles to fight
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
BusyBeingBest
(8,049 posts)if we find ourselves in that situation.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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BusyBeingBest
(8,049 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,110 posts)Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)But I suppose he could launder Bloomie's money through his own PAC, Our Revolution, so he could continue the charade of being a totally pure member of the oppressed proletariat and nobody would know he was getting dirty oligarch money.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Moderateguy
(945 posts)The republicans will find out and blanket the airwaves with the information.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)Bernie would be more worried about what his followers would think if Our Revolution took Bloomberg's filthy lucre, than the GOP.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
msongs
(67,199 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BusyBeingBest
(8,049 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Celerity
(42,666 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,096 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
melman
(7,681 posts)It's a thing.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)No big deal.
We're all good because we stayed ideologically pure.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
WhereAmerica
(23 posts)Bloomberg can spend an unlimited amount that is not coordinated with the campaign, such as attacking Trump or registering voters.
Rachel Bitecofer, a smart polling analyst, says that this is Bernie's single biggest mistake, since Trump and the Russians will bury the Dem nominee with spending. Bernie cannot hope to match or beat that with individual contributors.
Maybe someday there will be real campaign finance reform, but, for the 2020 election, Bernie's attitude is yet another example of progressives bringing a plastic spoon to a gun fight.
This alone will doom the Sanders campaign, even if "socialist" was acceptable to most voters. Which polls show clearly it is not.
If Sanders is the nominee, this country's 200-year experiment with democracy and the rule of law is over.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tritsofme
(17,325 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
booley
(3,855 posts)Putting aside for the moment that Hillary Clinton had more money than Donald trump and yet still lost.
... It's become pretty obvious that when Bloomberg was donating money to all these Democrats and Liberal organizations, he expected payback down the road. It w s a long game of buying influence for him.
Don't believe me? Maybe ask the Center for American Politics why they scrapped a chapter in a report detailing illegal surveillance of Muslims in New York.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Squinch
(50,774 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Peacetrain
(22,836 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Squinch
(50,774 posts)If we want to get back to actual Democracy, we have to take all branches so we can override Citizen's United.
In order to do THAT we need to take the money of anyone who offers it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Peacetrain
(22,836 posts)Sometimes you have to get into the mud, to shovel it out and clean house. God save me from the purists.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,110 posts)Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)but as he lies in a bloody heap while Trump walks off with another election, his faithful minions can sing their happy song about their precious principles. And the rest of us will be lucky to keep the Medicare we already have, let alone get Bernie's glorious Medicare For All.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(91,965 posts)days ago, might actually happen
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(91,965 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NoDakLinda
(45 posts)This underestimates the intelligence of most Americans. Bernie knows and we know that if you take money from Bloomberg you owe him.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
handmade34
(22,755 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
matt819
(10,749 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
helpisontheway
(5,004 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden