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Aviation Pro

(12,053 posts)
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:36 PM Feb 2020

Phone banking for Bloomberg this weekend

The threat is real. Time to get to work and do the fucking job to get rid of the festering fuckhead squatting in the WH.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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msongs

(67,199 posts)
1. is he paying minimum wage and using union help? nt
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:37 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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squirecam

(2,706 posts)
3. He can afford it
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:39 PM
Feb 2020

Nt

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Aviation Pro

(12,053 posts)
4. Snark is now inoperative
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:39 PM
Feb 2020

N/a

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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dem4decades

(11,244 posts)
2. I'm not ruling him out at this point
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:37 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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calguy

(5,223 posts)
5. He's my choice
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:47 PM
Feb 2020

Should Biden faulter.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

dem4decades

(11,244 posts)
11. My wife's first choice.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:07 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Kaleva

(36,147 posts)
7. Been thinking of volunteering to help
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:52 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Red Oak

(697 posts)
8. Not a Bloomberg fan
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:57 PM
Feb 2020

Sen. Warren has taken fire for having once been a Republican before becoming a lifelong Democrat. Bloomberg seems to switch back and forth as it benefits him over the years, which to me is much worse. It indicates someone that is apolitical and self serving.

About wealth at the $54B dollar level. How much was earned, or taken? How has he treated his employees? Why is there a Bloomberg news gag order on their reporters covering Bloomberg? Can't take the heat? Know too much?

There is a huge risk in voting into office a man that has a special interest group of one person and that person is Bloomberg alone.

You think Trump gives no F's about how people around him see things. Try a man that has $54B dollars.

Bloomberg could be of huge benefit to the United States, or a nightmare that would make Trump look lame. He could be of huge benefit without running for office by supporting candidates around the country. What then is he after and what does he see his financial payoff being for the hundreds of millions he has is spending?

Bloomberg as President is a very high risk.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Aviation Pro

(12,053 posts)
10. Bloomberg played a major part in flipping Virginia
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:03 PM
Feb 2020

The time for rationalizing is over.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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cwydro

(51,308 posts)
12. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:11 PM
Feb 2020

I think he makes the dotard very nervous.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Red Oak

(697 posts)
18. He is the only one that can win. Yada, yada..
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:23 PM
Feb 2020

The time for rationalization is over!

Words like that have been used by authoritarians throughout history and help prove my point that Bloomberg is a huge risk to the United States.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

JudyM

(29,122 posts)
14. If I had that kind of money I'd be developing potent foundations to solve world problems.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:15 PM
Feb 2020

Just me.

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Kaleva

(36,147 posts)
17. Defeating Trump would take care of a major problem for the country and world.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:20 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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JudyM

(29,122 posts)
19. Yes, no doubt. But my meaning is about his philanthropy.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:42 PM
Feb 2020

I don’t blame him for having that kind of money, just for hoarding so much more than he or his heirs could ever spend, when it could do so much good. He has given away or committed around $8 billion and still has around $60 billion.



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Kaleva

(36,147 posts)
16. Bloomberg has donated millions to down ticket Dem candidates.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:15 PM
Feb 2020

"Mike Bloomberg to donate $10 million to House Democrats targeted by GOP"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mike-bloomberg-to-donate-10-million-to-house-democrats-targeted-by-gop/2019/12/10/68a80f52-1b7c-11ea-8d58-5ac3600967a1_story.html

"Bloomberg gave $800K to Democratic Party during campaign launch"

https://nypost.com/2020/01/29/bloomberg-gave-800k-to-democratic-party-during-campaign-launch/

Back in 2018

"Michael Bloomberg jolts Senate battle with $20 million for Democrats"

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/02/bloomberg-donate-senate-democrats-862871

"Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms. His Goal: Flip the House for the Democrats."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/us/politics/mike-bloomberg-democrats-election.html

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Red Oak

(697 posts)
20. Donated millions? Piddle. Means nothing. Bloomberg is a huge risk.
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 09:13 AM
Feb 2020

So what? He has Billions (with a $B).

Take a million away from a billionaire, he still has a Billion dollars. Take ten million away from a $54 Billionaire? He still has $54Billion dollars.

Him donating millions is like me donating pennies. Seriously. Pennies. He can spend over a thousand million right now and not even miss it tomorrow. Pennies. Him spending 1000 million would be 1.5 percent of his wealth. Pennies, as in 1.5 pennies of a dollar.

When he donates hundreds of millions, or thousands of millions (a thousand million would be a single Billion dollars. He has at least fifty four thousand million, as in $54,000,000,000.00, or more to his name), let me know.

Otherwise I would like to know his end game. What does he expect for his "investment"?

I think Bloomberg is a huge risk.

I would rather have a President that is representative of the people and beholding to the people, not someone that if they went rogue could end up as an authoritarian without precedent in the United States.

Don't fall for the "I can't be bought" line. That is a risk, and not something that is good. It means he can damn well do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. without accountability to anyone.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

lynintenn

(633 posts)
9. He landed my support too. Now I have my husband supporting him also.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:58 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

patricia92243

(12,590 posts)
13. I changed from Pete to Bloomberg. I love Pete but just don't
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:12 PM
Feb 2020

believe he would win against Trump at this time.

The day will come for him. I even wish for a Bloomberg/Pete ticket but I know it will not happen now. Maybe Bloomberg would put Pete in a real post in his administration.

in the meantime. I think Mike would be the best for our nation at this time in our history.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
15. I hope his candidacy takes off
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:15 PM
Feb 2020

Best of luck on the phone banking

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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