My personal take on Bloomberg

[Jersey Devil]

I lived in NJ when he was NYC Mayor and saw him all the time on television. My take is that he has no charisma. His speaking style makes him sound as though he is bored with everything. He just isn't the type of speaker who can get people excited imo. Just listen to a few videos of him speaking if you want to know what I mean.

[I_M_Blue_2]

1. This is also the same problem I have with Joe N/T

[Jersey Devil]

2. Yeah, I can see that

Sometimes when Joe is speaking I have to urge to give him a hot foot to get him rolling. No question in my mind the best speaker in the bunch is Mayor Pete, which something to think about. Amy isn't half bad either.

[katmondoo]

4. Not everyone can be a charismatic speaker but it is character and what he accomplishes that counts.

[Jersey Devil]

7. True, but Bloomberg is the polar opposite of charasmatic

Everything he says is like listening to a stock market analyst explain why we should be investing in a particular stock, just boring as hell to me. I guess we will see when Bloomberg takes part in the debates if he can overcome that.

Joe is far from the best speaker, but Bloomberg really puts me to sleep. Warren isn't that charismatic either, but her energy and enthusiasm is contagious. My wife calls her the Energizer Bunny.

[stopbush]

5. Bloomberg's speaking style can lapse into the whiny.

Joe doesn’t have that problem.

[zackymilly]

8. But Bloomberg won't run out of money. n/t

[marlakay]

18. I am concerned that with both of them

Against legalizing pot it won’t help with youth vote we need. We have to have extra votes this time because you know they will try to cheat.

[LeftTurn3623]

3. this is why I wanted to see Bloomberg

in the debates. I wanted to see how he actually preforms.


I do agree Pete is really good. Honestly, its why I started to support him.

[lynintenn]

6. Trump calls him sleepy Joe. I can see that.

Watching him at campaign events in Iowa, he looked like he was just meandering around the stage with a microphone in slow motion. I was all in for JOe but maybe he just lacks the fire in the gut to run against a flame thrower like Trump. We are taking a look at Bloomberg. I loved his speech in 2016 at the convention.

[Jacoby365]

9. I thought his 2016 DNC speech was inspiring.

He knows how to go after Trump.
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[Jersey Devil]

10. Thanks, never heard that before

Pretty good, not like anything I have heard from him before. I think I will wait until the debate to see how he does there. It could chang my mind if he does as well as he did in that speech.

[highplainsdem]

20. Debates aren't the best place for charisma, either. I thought Bloomberg's DNC speech in 2016 was

excellent, and his audience there obviously agreed (including Bill Clinton).

[Doremus]

13. He knows what the unwashed masses need and he'll make sure we get it.

We needn't worry our stupid little heads.

Thanks Mike!

The billionaire businessman, who has switched parties several times throughout his political career, endorsed George W. Bush’s 2004 reelection campaign, contributed to John McCain and even held a fundraiser for a House GOP member as recently as last year.

And that’s not all. Beneficiaries of his largesse include former Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a vigorous Trump defender, and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby of Alabama, who once chaired the Senate Banking Committee.

Then there’s former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.). Bloomberg endorsed and held a fundraiser for Brown when he ran against Elizabeth Warren in 2012.

“As a Democratic candidate for president, he makes an excellent Republican donor,” quipped Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who has not yet endorsed anyone in the primary.

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/26/bloomberg-republican-endorsement-2020-073807

[jcmaine72]

14. But...but....he has a store-bought (D) next to his name now.

So we're supposed to overlook everything else in this man's past that's the very antithesis of what our core values as Democrats are.

This sudden, white-hot infatuation some people have with this guy is mind-boggling. It kinda reminds me of how my sister used to lovingly stare at her Donny Osmond poster back in 1970s. No real substance, just a lot gushing and fawing over a flat, 2D image that's a piss-poor substitute for an actual human being.

[Doremus]

15. I think they're grasping at any warm body to make the nightmare end.

It's just so surreal reading DUers of all people gush over a guy who helped foist GWB on us. It's crazy.

[jcmaine72]

16. Spot on, especially about it being surreal.

This man was absolutely despised here prior to him playing dress-up as a Democrat, and for good reason. Bloomberg's track record says it all.

I honestly have to wonder at this point that if ol' Dotard himself were to reemerge someday after he's gone with a (D) next to his name if many of the same people who howl at his every move now won't be the first in line to blow kisses at him later.

[redqueen]

12. Which is why I'm happy the DNC got him up on the stage. nt

[UniteFightBack]

17. He got the job done and no he's not perfect. But he GOT SHIT DONE...got that? nt

[jcmaine72]

21. Yep, he sure did. Especially that stop and frisk shit.

As thousands of innocent African-Americans in NYC who had their constitutional rights violated during his mayoralty can attest to.

[UniteFightBack]

22. Yawn. nt

[jcmaine72]

23. Of course, because there's nothing more yawn-inducing than non-whites having their civil rights

violated.

[highplainsdem]

19. You would have almost always been seeing Bloomberg dealing with day-to-day adminstration, and that

isn't a context where you're going to see charisma from anyone.

The ads he's running seem to be very effective (I'm counting reactions to them I've read here).