Are you inundated with Bloomberg ads?

[Generic Brad]

His ads are popping up on most web sites the moment I turn off my ad blocker. His ads are peppered on local and cable TV. His ads are repeatedly interrupting 10 minute long YouTube videos, for crying out loud. I can't get away from his ads.

The incessant and pervasive advertising is a huge turn off for me. I wonder why a billionaire would spend millions of dollars to land a job that pays less than a week's worth of his advertising budget? People don't get obscenely rich by being altruistic. The wall to wall advertising makes me less likely to consider him as an option. How is everyone else feeling about his carpet bombing advertising approach?

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Yes, all over the television too.

They must have made buys online, on cable and on network. They are EVERYWHERE.

[ritapria]

2. He is reportedly afraid Warren or Sanders will win the Nomination

Yet his campaign will , to a greater or lesser extent , hurt the campaigns of moderates Biden and Buttigieg on Super Tuesday.. ..He can't win the nomination on his own so his effort makes no political sense .. The whole venture is an ego trip

[MineralMan]

3. No. Not inundated, but I am seeing them.

They do not influence my choices. I ignore them, just as I ignore ads for psoriasis drugs and hemorrhoid ointment. Any candidate with the funds can buy advertisements. Buying my support, however, cannot be done.

[snowybirdie]

4. There's so much good

he could do with all that money. How about helping finance candidates up against the worst republicans? Election help for the Party or even a GOTV campaign. Only ones benefiting from his cash is the media.

[Ohiogal]

5. This.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. No, but my ad blocker is apparently pretty good and I don't have a TV.

To be honest, the single best thing about no TV is no political ads.

[marybourg]

9. Same here, but I do have a TV for emergencies

and inaugurations of Dem presidents.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. Actually, at various times

stations go to live streaming. Certainly during disaster events. I just google for TV stations in or near that place, and almost always at least one is live streaming.

[marybourg]

13. Yes, I generally do that too.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. Plus, depending on what is happening,

the local station is probably doing a better job than the national networks. At least in my opinion.

[crazytown]

7. This is the introduction phase.

Unlike the candidates who announced in the first half of the year, and who have introduced themselves over months, Bloomberg is trying to shoehorn everything into a few weeks. After that he will have to offer a substantive vision, and policy platform before Super Tuesday.

I expect him to go negative by mid February.

[kimbutgar]

8. Visiting here in Arizona for Thanksgiving and I see Bloomberg ads on tv while watching local news

Living in SF only saw them on MSNBC but not on local news.

And every time I see them I think why would I vote for an out of touch billionaire who has no clue what the average American is experiencing in the real world? Folks skipping meals until payday and the dollar stores crowded while you walk in a regular market and the lines are short.

[Kaleva]

10. No. Haven't seen a single ad of his.

[MoonRiver]

12. Yes, all day every day.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. We typically don't watch cable or network tv but it was on at my mother in law's over thanksgiving

Every other commercial was a Bloomberg ad. I swear I saw 30 ads in one evening with the tv on in the background

[Gothmog]

15. Yes

Texas is a super tuesdday primary state

[Iggo]

17. Nope, it's the woman in the red jacket, everywhere I go on the web.

Either she's made of money, or internet ads are cheap.

[aidbo]

18. I think I saw that he was spending $30 million on ads.

His net worth according to Google is $54 billion. The $30 mil is about 0.06% (30 mil/54 bill=0.0005555). Warren's wealth tax is 2%, right? 2% of $54 billion is about $1 billion.

To put this in perspective, according to Google the average US household's net worth is $97,300.
Round that up to $100,000 for easy math and you'll see that Bloomberg dropping a cool $30 mil is like the average US household spending $55.

Running for president and winning would save him tons of money.
Edited to add: Running for president and losing would also save him a ton of money.