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Aviation Pro

(12,165 posts)
Sun Feb 16, 2020, 02:49 PM Feb 2020

An important set of intangibles

Two of the reasons why I support Bloomberg are he carries himself with the gravitas that the President of the United States should and his command presence.

We haven’t seen this since the giant, President Obama, held the office.

America wants this.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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An important set of intangibles (Original Post) Aviation Pro Feb 2020 OP
I really don't see that PatSeg Feb 2020 #1
Another, more tangible benefit is that a Bloomberg candidacy will have the Billionaires ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #2
 

PatSeg

(47,421 posts)
1. I really don't see that
Sun Feb 16, 2020, 02:55 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
2. Another, more tangible benefit is that a Bloomberg candidacy will have the Billionaires ...
Sun Feb 16, 2020, 03:02 PM
Feb 2020

keeping their checkbooks in their pockets in the POTUS race.

They are going to trust that Bloomberg is going to keep the economy strong, if for no other reason ... his personal interest, given his fortune.

I doubt Adelson, for example, is going to give 10's of millions to Trump and RNC PAC's when his biggest interest is Israel. He'll trust fellow Jewish Billionaire Bloomberg ... to do right by Israel. No need to drop 10's of millions on dipshit Trump. He would, however, likely still fund the Congressional Races to be sure.

The remaining Koch already doesn't like Trump ... he's probably fairly okay with Bloomberg though.

I think if Bloomberg is the nominee, not only is his presence going to get massively under Trump's notoriously thin skin ... it's also going to hit his campaign funds, perhaps significantly.

Nobody trusts him to not steal what they give him in campaign funds to begin with. Billionaires are generally not stupid people. Many of them will simply look at a Trump/Bloomberg race as a great opportunity ... to save their money. Win/Win contest, basically.

Not necessarily saying I LIKE this reality, mind you. But it's an advantage come November nonetheless.

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