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Democratic Primaries

Shipwack

(3,086 posts) Thu Nov 7, 2019, 10:27 PM Nov 2019

Bloomberg is not setting himself up to win the Democratic primary. [View all]

His job, in the likely event of failing to secure the nomination is to run as a third party candidate to peel votes off of Warren (or Sanders) to keep them from getting elected.

He's in it to help his billionaire buddies sleep easy at night.

Or is my hat on too tight?

Edit:grammar error

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Bloomberg is not setting himself up to win the Democratic primary. [View all] Shipwack Nov 2019 OP

Your hat's on too tight. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #1

Or you are being too Velvet? JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #6

Republicans will vote Bloomberg Hannahcares Nov 2019 #2

Democrats would vote for a random drunk dragged out of a random seedy bar The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #3

lol Cha Nov 2019 #7

+1 JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #8

+2! n/t Devil Child Nov 2019 #12

Billionaires have expressed opposition's Warren Katalino Nov 2019 #4

Bloomberg is just another old rich dude who thinks his money makes him the best candidate. JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #5

No your hat is not on too tight. MarcA Nov 2019 #9

Is He Running A Southern Strategy DallasNE Nov 2019 #10

I understand that he's filing there only because AL has the earliest filing date. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #11