Bernie Sanders Says Bloomberg's Moves Toward 2020 Bid Shows 'Billionaire Class Is Scared'

[Uncle Joe]

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Thursday night that America's billionaire class is "scared," and rightly so, after numerous outlets reported that former New York City mayor and billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg is actively planning to make a late entry into the 2020 Democratic presidential race.

"The billionaire class is scared and they should be scared," tweeted Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, apparently in response to news that Bloomberg is expected to file paperwork for his possible 2020 Democratic candidacy in Alabama before the state's Friday deadline.

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The Sanders campaign quickly seized upon Bloomberg's possible White House bid as evidence that rich Democrats are worried about the prospect of Sanders—who has said he doesn't think billionaires should exist—becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.

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Progressive activist Jonathan Cohn tweeted Thursday night that "Bloomberg's decision to enter tells us what we already know: Both Sanders and Warren have real paths to victory, and big donors are afraid that Biden increasingly doesn't."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/08/bernie-sanders-says-bloombergs-moves-toward-2020-bid-shows-billionaire-class-scared

[people]

1. Reason for Bloomberg candidacy

Agreed!

[Devil Child]

2. Warren and Sanders induce anxiety in billionaires

Bloomberg's support will only come from super PACs and self-funding.

[brooklynite]

3. Yawn...

Bloomberg is running because he thinks Biden will crash and burn, and he doesn’t was Trump re-elected.

[melman]

5. So it's purely altruistic on his part?

He's doing it to save us! lol what a hero.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. Yep.

[TidalWave46]

8. About as altruistic as Sanders run.

From what I can see, only one of them got rich off of running for President.

[brooklynite]

9. About as altruistic as my supporting Buttigieg...

...because I think Sanders will lose and take the House down with him.

[melman]

10. Uh huh

btw, remember that Greta Thunberg-bashing retweet you said was the result of a slipping finger?


It's still sitting on your timeline. Right now. This very minute.

[Uncle Joe]

13. and now for a musical interlude.

[jalan48]

4. Identity politics for the uber wealthy...

[Uncle Joe]

11. Yep, leave no billionaire behind...

[BeckyDem]

6. Oh yea.

K&R

[myohmy2]

12. I couldn't agree more...

"..."Bloomberg's decision to enter tells us what we already know: Both Sanders and Warren have real paths to victory,..."

...that's what it's saying...


..WE'RE GOING TO DO IT...

...I can feel it in my bones...