Bloomberg chose to avoid facing SC Primary Voters.

[bluewater]

Serious question.

I can almost understand why he did not participate in the Iowa and Nevada Caucuses, he came in too late to have a ground game in place.

But why is he HIDING from the South Carolina Democratic voters?

Are too many African American Democrats voting in that primary for his taste?

Was he afraid that giving black Democrats a chance to vote on his candidacy would hurt his chances when he parachutes into Super Tuesday?

[at140]

1. That make xerox copies of criminals quote

is going to haunt Bloomberg throughout the campaign.

[Autumn]

2. Because...

yes?

[guillaumeb]

3. Money is speech. The SCOTUS tells us that this is so.

And I think it is obvious why he is avoiding the primary.

[mr_lebowski]

4. Playing Chess not Checkers?

[Fresh_Start]

5. maybe he missed the 12/4/19 date for being in the primary

he only announced 10 days earlier...

[bluewater]

7. Bloomberg CHOSE when to announce.

It wasn't a spur of the moment decision.

So, that does not pass muster as a valid explanation.

[Mike 03]

10. Sorry, I was wrong. Just deleted it.

You're right.

That is bizarre.

[left-of-center2012]

9. OMG

“why is he HIDING from the South Carolina Democratic voters?”



Google say:
He needed four qualifying polls
He has two.

[thesquanderer]

11. I think the question is about why he is not on the ballot, not about why he is not in a debate. n/t

[bluewater]

12. FAIL. You didn't need POLLS to RUN IN THE SC PRIMARY.

Seriously, the OP and its title makes that very clear:

Bloomberg chose to avoid facing SC Primary Voters.

Was he afraid that giving black Democrats a chance to vote on his candidacy would hurt his chances when he parachutes into Super Tuesday?

[thesquanderer]

13. I think I have the answer...

On Super Tuesday, he will compete in 16 contests for his share of 1,357 delegates. He is going to come in from a known position... with of course no bounce from SC, but also no possibility of having had a disappointing showing there, either. For his strategy, competing in SC would be an unnecessary risk. If he had shown poorly in SC, his Super Tuesday could be dragged down. The odds that a strong SC could have pushed him much further up is probably far less likely. He's simply playing the system for his likely maximum benefit.

[CentralMass]

14. It would appear that billionaires don't have to play by the rules.

[OnDoutside]

15. It would appear that millionaires don't have to play by the rules either.

[aeromanKC]

18. Same rules

Just more options.

[aeromanKC]

16. Bloomberg's calculus was to enter on super Tuesday South Carolina was not in that formula

Bloomberg won re-election twice in a diverse electorate. I trust that he knows how to play the political chess game.