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In reply to the discussion: Doesn't sound like Bloomberg is itching to help Biden. [View all]Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)It is the most pivotal state in terms of margin for error, and Bloomberg's ads demonstrated a great feel for the Florida electorate.
However, it's more than amusing to see the situational realities botched to such extreme. I argued countless times in General Discussion Primaries that if you wanted Bloomberg's money you'd need to nominate Bloomberg. How can Kamala Harris' debate attacks be dismissed as "that's politics" without recognizing that a $1 billion pledge from Mike Bloomberg in January 2020 is going to settle as "that's politics." That's when the $1 billion pledge occurred, in mid January. Bloomberg was gearing up his own ads in anticipation he'd be the nominee.
This article details many of the donations Bloomberg has made, with section below the key summary: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/896545732/bloomberg-vowed-to-spend-whatever-it-takes-to-beat-trump-dems-are-still-waiting
"Altogether, it makes Bloomberg the single biggest donor to the Democrats this year, and it's having an impact on the ground, according to party strategists in battleground states.
North Carolina is one of those, and it has pretty much every political prize on the line in November with competitive contests for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House seats, governor and control of the state Legislature, with redistricting looming next year.
"What the Bloomberg campaign did right was they put money into field organizing," said state Rep. Graig Meyer, who is in charge of fundraising and recruiting for Democratic Statehouse candidates. "And so that getting campaign operations up and running, building a volunteer base, setting up the structure for direct voter contact all of that is happening because they made that investment through the DNC."