Bloomberg Heads to Arkansas to File for 2020 Presidential Primary

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New York Times

Michael R. Bloomberg flew to Arkansas on Tuesday morning to personally file paperwork to become a presidential candidate in the state’s Democratic primary, sending a highly public signal about his strong interest in entering the 2020 race.

Mr. Bloomberg arrived in Little Rock, Ark., with a few aides, according to two people familiar with his activities. Arkansas is the second state in which he will be on the Democratic primary ballot, after qualifying to put his name on the ballot in Alabama last Friday. The two southern states both have early filing deadlines, even though they are not among the first primaries on the calendar.

“Mike wanted to go and do the filing himself,” said Jason Schechter, a spokesman for Mr. Bloomberg. “If he runs, he’s going to go to states that Democrats never go to in the primary campaign. We’re starting that today in Arkansas.”

Mr. Bloomberg planned to have lunch at Sims BBQ with the mayor of Little Rock, Frank Scott Jr., during a brief visit to the city.

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1. Sounds like a soulless Beto with billions kind of campaign

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2. Im good with this if he also helps campaign against Cotton...

[brooklynite]

3. Cotton is from Arkansas...

Alabama is the Sessions/Moore/et al vs Doug Jones race.

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4. The article says "Arkansas".

[BeyondGeography]

7. It says, "Little Rock," too

I think you’re on firm ground here.

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5. Bloomberg to the rescue.

It's okay, everyone. We can breathe easy now. The rich white New Yorker is here to show us how to president good. Everything is great now.

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6. They're going to Love Mike in Arkansas

Go Mike Go ! …..Go Mike Go!

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8. A billionaire savior?

No thank you.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Democrats should make Bloomberg irrelevant

From frontrunners to Stacy Abrams to Beto to third-tier wannabes, we must push this crackpot aside with sound economic and tax policy and show his credentials for what they are.

The good things he's done? Okay, funding Democrats, promoting gun control. They say he even as Toomey's ear. He taxed soda, as I recall. And planted trees in NYC.

Did I miss anything? He could get Trump or Trump-Nikki a second term. He's just a crank.