Bloomberg Funds Last-Minute Advertising Blitz for Biden in Texas and Ohio

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

Michael R. Bloomberg is funding a last-minute spending blitz to bolster former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in Texas and Ohio, directing millions toward television advertising in two red states that have shifted away from President Trump in the general election.

A political adviser to Mr. Bloomberg said the billionaire former mayor of New York City would use his super PAC, Independence USA, to air intensive ad campaigns in all television markets in both states. The cost of the two-state campaign is expected to total around $15 million.

The decision by Mr. Bloomberg reflects just how much the electoral landscape appears to have shifted in the final few months of the presidential race, as Mr. Trump’s mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic has intensified his unpopularity and further alienated crucial voting groups like women and suburbanites.

Mr. Biden’s campaign has treated Ohio as a competitive battleground for some time, even though Mr. Trump carried it by a wide margin in 2016, and more recently, the Democratic ticket has been putting some time and money into Texas. Senator Kamala Harris of California, Mr. Biden’s running mate, is planning to visit the state on Friday.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/us/politics/bloomberg-ads-texas-ohio.html

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Remember when the armchair campaign managers were irate because he wasn't spending his money in the dead of August?

[Sherman A1]

1. Excellent!

[soothsayer]

2. Yes!

[Ohiogal]

3. Good.

We are *this* close to turning Ohio blue and we welcome all the help we can get!

[NurseJackie]

4. I'm grateful for his help!

[Happyhippychick]

5. Thank you Bloomberg

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. Thank you, Bloomberg!

[VWolf]

7. Yes, I rememeber

Bloomberg is a very shrewd politician. If he helps to deliver Florida, Ohio and Texas ... major landslide

[onetexan]

8. i wish he would help Gary Peters, Jon Ossoff & Doug Jones' senatorial races

[634-5789]

12. Jones' seat cannot be saved, I believe

Too many MAGAt mouth breathing redneck cousin bangers to vote him back in.

[Stuckinthebush]

18. I'm in Alabama

Jones' seat can't be saved. He won last time due to a perfect storm of a terrible GOP candidate who was a pedophile and was generally considered creepy by all women in the state.

Tommy Tuberville is vile and a true moron. But, he is a former Auburn coach who loves Trump and is militantly anti-choice. Alabamians love their college football and think killing babies is the only thing the Dems want to do. We have a lot of very unintelligent voters in the state. Tubs is up +14 in the state. There is no chance for a Jones victory and I, for one, don't want to see any national money wasted on this hell scape of a state.

Abandon Alabama. We will be the last to have the Trumpist party ripped from our cold dead hands. We are the king of fools.

[onetexan]

26. yes i do understand he is the most vulnerable. However, we need Gary Peters MI & Ossoff in GA.

Ossoff is neck & neck currently w/ his opponent and his campaign can really use the cash infusion for this last stretch.

[sunnybrook]

9. I phonebanked with Beto last night in Texas

I am so thankful he is doing this!

[gab13by13]

10. Spare some change for Florida,

winning Florida would be huge because Florida will have results on election night and Trump has no chance without Florida.

[onetexan]

27. i read a few weeks ago Bloomberg pumped $100M into FL, the most of all the swing states.

[panfluteman]

11. A New 2020 Campaign Slogan: If Texas Goes Blue, Ain't Nuthin' Trump Can Do!

Go Beto! Go Kamala!

[634-5789]

13. If Florida goes BLUE, say goodnight to the miserable orange grifter

[DLCWIdem]

14. K & R

[bluestarone]

15. Great news

TY Mike!!!

[dalton99a]

16. Excellent.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. Bummer you had to add snark to end of post.

[George II]

19. Right. It was "when is he going to spend money?" "When is he going to spend money?"...

..."Where is the $100 million he promised?"

[groundloop]

20. Glad to hear this..... it would be great to also have extra money flowing into Georgia

And not only for the presidential race, there are two very competitive Senate seats up for grabs in Georgia and they would be HUGE prizes. We may not get another chance like we have now to flip Georgia's Senate seats.

[honest.abe]

21. Excellent use of Mike's spare change!

[iluvtennis]

22. Awesome news! nt

[SKKY]

23. Bloomberg is NOT going to throw money at Texas and/or Ohio...

....unless he thinks there is a legit shot at winning. This is seriously good news. A bit surprising if I'm honest, but good nonetheless.

[yaesu]

25. He seems to be a man of his word, which is rare these days, as he said right after he lost the

primary that he would be helping Biden all he could.

[yaesu]

24. Bless you Bloomberg, bless you. nt

[Tom Rivers]

28. I'll take it

But at this stage I feel that money is better spent on GOTV mobilization in the key states and helping low income/lack of transportation voters get a ride to clerks offices for ballot drop off or to their polling place.