Bloomberg VP

[brokephibroke]

Who do you think would make a good VP on the potential Bloomberg ticket? Harris or Booker May be good picks as they know DC and are in safe states. Perhaps someone from the Midwest to shore up Ohio, Wisconsin or Michigan. sherrod Brown or Dan Kildee?

[BusyBeingBest]

1. Klobuchar, Harris, Booker.

He needs someone (who is pre-vetted by running in major campaigns) to help him navigate Congress.

[brokephibroke]

2. Amy would be a top choice.

Bad on me to forget her. Prolly number one choice.

[BusyBeingBest]

5. Yes, they seem kind of compatible. Booker is himself a former mayor,

young, well-spoken, high energy, African American--I can't figure out why he didn't get more traction, frankly, but he and Bloomberg would also seem compatible.

[uponit7771]

3. Stacy Abrams and its a lock for him and I don't like him so far, just being objective. SA is to PoC

... in what Palin was to McCain voters (the smart middle class PoC version though)

She'll have nearly as much backing from pop culture politico as Obama did and that's saying A LOT.

He can name her now and he'd be president in 2021, I doubt he would because he sounds like he doesn't like PoC from his statements made so far.

[brokephibroke]

4. Another good call

[Mike 03]

6. Susan Rice or Kamala Harris.

Another DUer mentioned Michelle Obama. I don't know if that is doable, but it was genius.

[brokephibroke]

10. Rice would fire up the Benghazi crowd

Harris is solid. Do you think MO would want to get back in? She’d be an asset as a cabinet member for sure, HHS would be a great fit!

[Newest Reality]

8. That Bull...

That bull on Wall St. might be a perfect match, but, darn it isn't alive. Oh, maybe Charles Koch would make a strong VP choice? Is Bill Gates interested? Bezos already has his own kingdom and Zuckerberg does too, but he is way too young. I am sure someone wealthy would step up to the plate in order to help turn things around.

Since corporations are people, maybe we are ready for a first: Bloomberg/Amazon - 2020? Out in the LOBBY they laugh about things like that.

[brokephibroke]

11. Jim Cramer.

[brokephibroke]

15. Except that Bloomberg

Wants to reform the tax code not necessarily favorable to wall st...

https://www.mikebloomberg.com/policies/tax-policy?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7aPyBRChARIsAJfWCgIvYPatzanUUq-LRPN2bQ-IiZlqqKDpIzLZBfxgeXiQQEqlAIgpC50aAjB0EALw_wcB

[Newest Reality]

19. That was my sarcastic protest!

I am aware of the platform the Bloomberg is creating.

Trump was going to make Mexico pay for his wall, etc., etc., I am not sure how well a fox will take care of the chicken coup, though, but hey, why not? It might work out great.

I like what Bloomberg is doing in regards to Trump, but I am highly skeptical about his real motives as a serious candidate.

Sigh. If it is going come down to something like a double-bind, I will vote blue no matter what. Sigh again. That feels like, opportunism, wealth and manipulation walk into a bar and...

[brokephibroke]

20. I hear you..

Perhaps I will say this wrong, but the equity markets are important to our financial systems, they generate wealth for a big chunk of us whether as corporations, individuals or as pensions and annuity holders. But it has to be fair and I believe that is the approach Bloomberg has. I realize wall st is a huge target, but reform is far superior to blowing it up.

[Newest Reality]

22. I agree...

I can't argue with reform. I think you make a good point there.

I do question just how much of the market generate wealth for how many of us, though. I see a major decoupling of the markets and the large, growing number of marginalized individuals in our population, even though I understand the impact on pensions and annuity holders, etc., and how that matters in that case. So my contention is about how individuals are realizing that wealth and its translation into a real world economic value for us all.

Do you think those reforms will have any impact on that? And yes, blowing it up won't work. It reminds me of the "face hugger" in the movie Alien, if you try to remove it it chokes the host and cuts off its oxygen. If you cut it, it bleeds a potent, hihgly corrosive acid that eats through anything.

So, as to illustrate the distinction, this is my main concern regarding that:

[brokephibroke]

24. That's not a good stat

It seems most of the plans would suppress the net worth of the top rather than bringing up the lower tiers. I have to think on that a bit...

[killaphill]

9. Hillary Clinton

That’s the rumor out there. What a great choice that would be!

[tiredtoo]

12. Trump EOM

[brokephibroke]

16. Clearly Bloomberg loves trump.

[jcmaine72]

13. George W. Bush.

Why not? Bloomberg did endorse him for President twice.

[Amimnoch]

14. Pretty sure she never would, but Michelle Obama.

4 years of her as VP followed by 8 years of her as President..

A man can dream..

[brokephibroke]

17. HHS secy...

[BusyBeingBest]

21. I think she'd be a kick ass Secretary of State. Imagine her representing us

around the world, she's almost universally beloved. Maybe First Lady experience isn't enough for that, but it might be.

[Jirel]

18. None.

If Bloomberg gets the nom, the party is lost. So talking about a VP choice is like talking about where the Titanic should go next.

[Newest Reality]

23. I think a...

A lovely, guided iceberg tour, (are there any left?) would be a great party cruise.

[Green Line]

25. Amy

[lunasun]

26. Bill Gates?

He can help out a lot too