Bloomberg only candidate who beats trump - small business poll.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/09/bloomberg-only-democrat-to-top-trump-in-gallup-poll-of-small-business-owners.html

PUBLISHED MON, FEB 10 20204:01 AM ESTUPDATED MON, FEB 10 20208:51 AM EST
Yelena Dzhanova
@YELENADZHANOVA
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Mike Bloomberg is the only Democrat to top President Trump in a Gallup poll of small business owners.

More than half, or 52%, favored the former New York mayor versus 48% for Trump.

A hypothetical race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Trump tied at 50%, according to the poll.

[frazzled]

1. Well, if only small business owners voted

This poll might make some sense. But since the vast majority of voters are not small business owners, I am wondering why this poll was taken.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Huh? 30 million small business owners in US

[still_one]

2. He won't get that far. Bloomberg is taking votes away from Joe, Amy, and Pete, and that makes it

more likely no one will have the required delegates to cinch the nomination, and increse the odds that sanders will have the most delegates, and thus the nomination

And i believe trump will win if sanders is the nominee

The republicans will fit the socialist label on him right or wrong, and apply that label to the whole Democratic party, and endanger our chances to also lose congress

I hope i am wrong

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. If Bloomberg poised to take away votes and can't

Beat Bernie then is it because he's not on ballot til March?

Posted a pic from a local candidate here in Texas. It was the first her brochure flyer. Just totally scaring people about stopping the socialists.

[still_one]

7. It doesnt help in open primary states where republicans may vote in those

Primaries

[Awsi Dooger]

4. Few replies but easily the most significant thread in this forum right now

That's what Bloomberg brings. It is not small business owners. It is white Americans who think along those lines. Bloomberg holds onto more of them than any of our other candidates. And that is the difference between positive expectancy and negative expectancy.

Those old white folks on the shuttle bus in Naples last November were likewise extremely representative. They said the only two Democrats they would consider above Trump are Biden and Bloomberg. But consensus the edge was to Bloomberg since he still sounds sharp while Biden is sometimes old and confused.

I could repeat the words time and again because they were so surprising to me. I wasn't even considering Bloomberg at the time. I repeated all of that stuff here almost immediately.

Ignore at our peril. If we nominate the "too far out there" types who the old white folks will routinely reject, there isn't enough room elsewhere to hold on against an incumbent.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. You are absolutely on the right track. Because I

agree with you. Haha

Hear it and sense it here in Texas all the time from the normal people who think Trump's a horrible human being. But there must be a viable alternative who is acceptable to as many as possible.

On edit: and I think that person would be one who leans more toward traditional fiscal conservatism but with a kind heart, social awareness, and dignity.