Michael Bloomberg Surges in Poll and Qualifies for Democratic Debate in Las Vegas

[TomCADem]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/michael-bloomberg-surges-in-poll-and-qualifies-for-democratic-debate-in-las-vegas/ar-BB1071yL

WASHINGTON — Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York has qualified for Wednesday’s debate in Las Vegas, the first time the billionaire will appear onstage alongside his Democratic presidential rivals.

A national poll from NPR, PBS NewsHour and Marist released on Tuesday showed Mr. Bloomberg with 19 percent support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, good enough for second place behind Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who had 31 percent, and earning him his best result in a debate-qualifying national poll yet.

Mr. Bloomberg will face off Wednesday night against Mr. Sanders; Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota; former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.; and Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind.

[cynatnite]

3. Question...

Did you stay home when Hillary got the nomination?

[Garrett78]

5. Clinton isn't this:

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/02/a-republican-plutocrat-tries-to-buy-the-democratic-nomination

People should be embarrassed to be supporting Bloomberg. Ban me. I don't give a shit. That anyone is okay with Bloomberg is beyond sad.

[Maraya1969]

8. Obama was against gay marriage when he was elected. People evolve. Why don't

you try and join them?

[Garrett78]

12. Um, that's not even apples and oranges. That's more like apples and airplanes.

Obama wasn't a racist, misogynistic asshole with a history of bribing people.

[Maraya1969]

14. Our number 1 goal is to get rid of Trump. Or have you not figured that out?

[Garrett78]

18. Bloomberg would get crushed. Once everyone learns more about him...

...you're going to have POC, white suburban women and an entire generation of young people feeling disgusted and alienated. We'd see record low Dem turnout and record high 3rd party voting.

Clinton undoubtedly took a hit, as evidenced by weak turnout among POC, from the "superpredators" stuff all over social media. That's nothing compared to Bloomberg's history.

[cynatnite]

11. These aren't normal times...

Bloomberg would never have a shot were it not for that asshat in the WH.

I'm no fan of his, but I see him as less of an asshat, more likely to follow the rule of law and not take a blowtorch to constitutional norms.

The lesser of two evils and all that.

I will vote for Bloomberg if he's the nominee. He's not my first choice by any stretch. But if his winning got tRump out of the WH, I'm more than okay with that.

[Garrett78]

15. He won't, though. And if people can constantly argue that Sanders would lose...

...then I hope the administrators aren't hypocritical.

If Bloomberg buys the nomination, by the time November rolls around, people are going to be so disgusted that we'd see record low Dem turnout and record high 3rd party voting. Most people don't know much about Bloomberg--that'll change. So many POC, youth and white suburban women will feel completely alienated.

[cynatnite]

17. I've considered staying home if Bernie is the nominee...

I've had real trouble about that prospect, but I just don't feel like he's a good candidate.

Most voters say they want the one who can beat trump. That's been the number one thing for a lot of them which is why Bloomberg is where he is now. I think even with his baggage, they'll still vote for him anyway if it means getting tRump out of the WH.

I'm not going to stay home. I will vote for the nominee no matter who it is. The stakes are just too high.

[Garrett78]

19. A lot of people subscribe to myths about independents, swing voters, moderates, etc.

Links:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=536340

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287531289#post12

[Maraya1969]

4. We don't need your kind. Someone who will vote for Trump if Bernie doesn't get the nomination

You are all that is wrong with our political situation.

[Maraya1969]

13. We vote "Blue no matter who" Otherwise that orange anus could take 4 more years

and we will certainly never recover from that!

[bearsfootball516]

16. It's against the TOS to say you won't vote for the Democratic nominee.

[Hoyt]

7. Yet, someone who considers poor foreign workers as scabs is OK.

[evertonfc]

2. Good. We can't

run a a Democratic Socialist as our nominee. We are Democrats.

[YOHABLO]

6. Democracy is socialist. We are a socialist country.

[Doitnow]

10. And someone may call himself a Democrat and not actually be one.