Black and Hispanic mayors who have endorsed Michael Bloomberg

[highplainsdem]

Mary Salas of Chula Vista CA

https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2020/02/09/mike-bloomberg-racking-up-endorsements-by-california-mayors-before-primary/

Aja Lena Brown of Compton CA

https://lasentinel.net/mayor-aja-brown-endorses-mike-bloomberg-for-president-hosts-presidential-rally-in-city-of-compton.html

Yxstian Gutierrez of Moreno Valley CA

https://www.mikebloomberg.com/news/eleven-mayors-from-across-the-country-endorse-mike-bloomberg-for-president-of-the-united-states

London Breed of San Francisco CA

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/09/804333883/s-f-mayor-on-decision-to-endorse-bloomberg

Michael Tubbs of Stockton CA

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article238280838.html

Adrian Perkins of Shreveport LA

https://www.ksla.com/2020/02/07/mayor-perkins-endorses-bloomberg-us-president/

Stephen Benjamin of Columbia SC

https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/election/article237484689.html

Muriel Bowser of Washington DC

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/washington-dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-endorses-mike-bloomberg/story?id=68636798


Bloomberg has also been endorsed by former Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter, and by former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.


That probably isn't a complete list. I just took some names off Wikipedia's page of Bloomberg endorsements, and confirmed them via articles found on Google.


Anyway...I don't know how many, if any, of these mayors will withdraw their endorsements of Bloomberg because of old audio circulated by supporters of one of his rivals, now going viral.

My best guess is that they probably understand the context of the remarks. And Bloomberg has admitted that the stop and frisk policy was a mistake, and apologized for it.

But we'll see what these mayors, who respect Bloomberg enough to have endorsed him, will do.

[zackymilly]

1. One is from Columbia, SC, so Joe may lose some votes from his area. n/t

[Fresh_Start]

2. stop and frisk was a well known program

that made it to the supreme court for review....

this is not news except to people who have been lost in fandom for 5 years

[MineralMan]

3. I'm not familiar with any of those mayors.

Do they enjoy broad support in their cities? If so, their endorsements might count for something.

I don't think about mayors much, except for the mayor of my own city, St. Paul. He's losing the confidence of a lot of people who voted for him, right now. It's too bad. But I don't know how any of those mayors are doing in their cities.

[redqueen]

4. Wonder if they all got fat donations, too.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=501732

[padah513]

5. Rationalization:

The action of attempting to explain or justify behavior or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate. You may not see it, but that's what you're doing.

[highplainsdem]

6. In what alternate universe is a list of endorsements a rationalization?

And btw, unless you make a practice of complaining that all endorsements posted here are somehow "rationalizations" (and I hope for everyone's sake that you don't), you're being more than a little hypocritical to level that silly accusation at my OP.

[phleshdef]

7. "I'm not a racist, I've got black friends" - Bloomberg

^^^ For those that want an accurate summary of the OP

[highplainsdem]

10. Reading comprehension problems? It's a list of endorsements.

[phleshdef]

11. No shit. Ben Carson also endorsed Trump.

Stop with the games. Bloomberg got busted. Deal with it.

[Cha]

8. Just a FYI.. my

sister Mary lived in Chula Vista, CA.

[highplainsdem]

12. {{{{{Cha}}}}} I hadn't known that.

[Cha]

13. I hadn't known who

the mayor was.. Mahalo, hpd!

[George II]

9. I doubt any will withdraw their endorsements - the garbage that's being circulated....

....over the last day or two is nothing new - EVERYONE knows about it.

I'm sure those Mayors were well aware of this obviously but it didn't hinder them from endorsing.