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extvbroadcaster

(343 posts)
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 02:14 PM Feb 2020

I'm coming around to Bloomberg [View all]

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Trump is getting worse, and another 4 years seems impossible to comprehend. But he will win again unless the Democrats can run somebody that can beat him.
Biden - sorry, he was ok as VP but he is a gaffe machine and looks like he just woke up from the crypt. No.
Warren - big money is scared of her, she comes across like a schoolmarm and she's a woman. No.
Sanders - he looks crazy, has had a heart attack and will never cut it in the corn belt. No.
Buttigieg - makes sense and knows his stuff. But I've lived in red states and a huge hunk of people will never vote for a black, woman or gay. No.
Klobuchar - she can't seem to bring the excitement and she's a woman. See above. No.

So that's the field. Any of them, Trump will run over like a truck. He will call them names, tell lies, and be the huge dick he is. All the while eating fried chicken from a bucket (paid for by the taxpayers, of course).

So that leaves Bloomberg, and he checks a lot of boxes. He's a man (see above about red states). He's run New York. He's not afraid of Trump. And he's rich enough to stick it up Trump's ass with a candle. No matter how many rich GOP donors Trump has in his pocket, Bloomberg can buy and sell them. Money will make a difference here. So I'm leaning toward Bloomberg. Because winning against Trump is the only thing that matters now.

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I'm coming around to Bloomberg [View all] extvbroadcaster Feb 2020 OP
Sorry to hear all that. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #1
I will vote for whoever the Democratic candidate is Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2020 #2
I'm still with Joe calguy Feb 2020 #3
We all may have to FBaggins Feb 2020 #4
Wrong forum. Kingofalldems Feb 2020 #5
Yes. Repost in Primary. mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #10
If he's the candidate, I'll vote for him. tavernier Feb 2020 #6
He's self funded, so no donors. Thought the debate rules had polls and number of donors...that's my KewlKat Feb 2020 #17
I may be with you there, but this post belongs in the Primary forum. Crunchy Frog Feb 2020 #7
That does seem to gloss over a key detail quakerboy Feb 2020 #8
I hope you're wrong about the woman thing. aeromanKC Feb 2020 #9
You were stopped and asked a question when trying to post in General Discussion lunasun Feb 2020 #11
respect your opinon stopdiggin Feb 2020 #12
So the list of people who cannot beat Trump is sarisataka Feb 2020 #13
Amazing how we couldn't find a strong candidate in this year of all years. tman Feb 2020 #14
I'm not a fan, be we need to accept he's a credible candidate Azathoth Feb 2020 #15
I will 100% support whoever wins the nomination Johnny2X2X Feb 2020 #16
Take it to Primaries blogslut Feb 2020 #18
538 has him at 1% to win.. flamingdem Feb 2020 #19
Bloomberg is paying influencers Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #20
one of the nanny types is rushing to get this thread shutdown Demovictory9 Feb 2020 #21
why do you call people wanting the rules enforced "nannies"?????? CatWoman Feb 2020 #24
It's not being a "nanny type" to want to keep the knock down drag out fights in a separate room Hekate Feb 2020 #25
As someone called to juries VERY often ... and nearly always choosing to leave the post alone ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #29
Vote Blue no matter who. Now please move this to the Primaries forum. Hekate Feb 2020 #22
Yup. jeffreyi Feb 2020 #23
Step 1: Vote for the Democrat, even if necessary to hold nose. Beartracks Feb 2020 #30
This post belongs in the Democratic primaries forum Sunsky Feb 2020 #26
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #27
I wish I could proclaim this to be an unreasonable calculation ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #28
Depth means absolutely nothing in a field of presidential candidates Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #37
Bloomberg is growing on me. dem4decades Feb 2020 #31
if he is the candidate, I will vote for Bloomberg. I will even vote for Bernie librechik Feb 2020 #32
Beware of Bloomberg Crazyleftie Feb 2020 #33
False DarthDem Feb 2020 #36
I especially agree with your last paragraph pandr32 Feb 2020 #34
Bloomberg is electable and is currently my second choice Gothmog Feb 2020 #35
Locking JudyM Feb 2020 #38
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