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Azathoth

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15. I'm not a fan, be we need to accept he's a credible candidate
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 03:49 PM
Feb 2020

He's not just a bored "billionaire buying his way into the race" like, well, Trump. He's a centrist and a successful three-term mayor of a city with a larger population than many states. Once upon a time, that kind of centrism and executive experience were considered the gold standard credentials for becoming a top tier presidential candidate. He's also used to giving press conferences and handling the media, and is far better at it than gaffe-a-day Biden. And, to be fair, while Trump bought his way into the race, he paid for it with Russian and Breitbart credit cards. Bloomberg is paying for it with his own credit card, which means he's not indebted to anyone.

We really have two options: either we take the enthusiasm route and bury the GOP with turnout from our side like Obama did, or we take the traditional route and appeal to moderate swing voters who turn out reliably every cycle. If we go with the second option, Bloomberg is probably our best bet.

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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