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[Iliyah]

1. Geez, Senators Warren and Klobuchar? . . . .

[still_one]

2. Bloomberg may suppossedly want to get rid of Trump, but I think what he may effectively be doing is

actually improving the odds that trump gets four more years, by splitting the Democratic votes even more, which will lead to an open convention

[Turin_C3PO]

3. An open convention would be horrible for our party,

I agree. Hurt feelings from the outcome of said convention would greatly depress turnout.

[MBS]

4. my fear as well.

If Bloomberg were really interested in getting rid of Trump, he could just run his ads, without attaching it to a formal candidacy. Or, even better, contributing to the Holder/Obama and Abrams initiatives (and any others) devoted to protecting voting rights and election integrity, as well as to congressional and local races.

[Tom Rinaldo]

7. And it's not only an Open Convention that could lead to deep divisions

It's also how we may get to an open convention, with one man using an unlimited mass marketing campaign to essentially buy his way directly to the finals. That might not in itself be highly controversial to Republican and Centrist voters, but it flies in the face of a central concern of many Democrats over the last decade, the ability of the Super Wealthy to buy our Democracy. Bloomberg the man and his views aside, that in itself is divisive inside of the Democratic coalition. If that split is put in the spotlight at a contested convention, it will be hard for enough scar tissue to cover the resulting wounds fast enough for more than grudging subsequent unity to replace the bitterness.

[still_one]

8. I agree, and if that isn't enough, add open primaries to the mix, and here in California our

Democratic Governor is signing a bill that will allow any registered voter to change their party registration on election day.

What is next, to let everyone but Democrats determine who the Democratic nominee should be!!! Nothing would shock anymore

www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article240285211.html

[evertonfc]

5. VA appreciates Bloomberg

for his straight up savaging of the NRA in 18 and 19. He also dropped 25 million on stare races. Bloomberg will beat Trump at his own game.

[PunkinPi]

6. Not surprised by this, Bloomberg launched his campaign in VA

and his ads have been playing here for *months*.

WaPo - First stop on Bloomberg’s presidential campaign: Virginia, where he spent millions to help Democrats

Bloomberg was also recently endorsed by Trump's ex-Navy secretary in VA.

ABC News13 - Trump's ex-Navy secretary endorses Bloomberg for president during visit in Va.