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CTyankee

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11. He won't. He knows full well he won't. He's using his campaign which he can fund lavishly to

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 01:51 PM

Jan 2020

defeat Trump.

this is a strategy to have millions spent on defeating Trump's millions.

Sorry if I mangled the strategy here. Bloomberg has HUGE amounts of money which he can spend promoting his own campaign, but not others. His campaign is NOT to get him elected anyway, it's to defeat Trump.

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

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Voting for Bloomberg is the best way to defeat Trump? [View all] CTyankee Jan 2020 OP

There's something to what your friend is saying, but Mike 03 Jan 2020 #1

I don't think Bloomberg wants to win as much as he wants Trump to lose and also to spend CTyankee Jan 2020 #4

The Bloomberg ad I've seen was pretty basic sweetloukillbot Jan 2020 #27

that fits my narrative. CTyankee Jan 2020 #28

Voting for a Democrat is the best way to beat Trump, The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #2

Bloomberg has no chance in many states that someone like Biden can win beachbumbob Jan 2020 #3

"no chance" is exactly the point. It's not gonna hurt, and can help, Biden. CTyankee Jan 2020 #5

not if democrats want to win in November. beachbumbob Jan 2020 #6

Is he advertising there? CTyankee Jan 2020 #29

I like Bloomberg but I doubt if he's the one to beat Trump. comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #7

He won't. He knows full well he won't. He's using his campaign which he can fund lavishly to CTyankee Jan 2020 #11

I applaud Bloomberg for this... comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #18

I feel the same way about Bloomberg peggysue2 Jan 2020 #8

This!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #10

The thing about Bloomberg is that he doesn't care. MineralMan Jan 2020 #9

I don't know really what he would do if by accident he actually WON! CTyankee Jan 2020 #17

He also helps Biden, probably even more. MineralMan Jan 2020 #19

The issue with Bloomberg is that I don't see him playing well in states Democrats need to win. Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #12

The point is Bloomberg doesn't plan on winning. That's not his endgame. His endgame is to defeat CTyankee Jan 2020 #13

I don't know - I think he could be in it to win it. Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #15

Bloomberg is old school main street civic minded Republican bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #14

That's interesting, I didn't know about the history you tell. I like it. CTyankee Jan 2020 #16

a book recommendation bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #20

I remember I had a bit of this history in a course in grad school. I found it interesting and CTyankee Jan 2020 #22

Then you probably know I'm playing fast and loose with memory bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #24

are you kiddin' me? Grad school is a distant memory...fond, but distant... CTyankee Jan 2020 #30

Bloomberg has more depth than a vendetta against Trump delisen Jan 2020 #21

Yes, I think it does go deeper than just a vendetta but I don't know very much at all about CTyankee Jan 2020 #23

All his ads squirecam Jan 2020 #25

Voting for a DEMOCRAT is the best way to beat TRUMP underthematrix Jan 2020 #26

Mayor stop and frisk? I doubt it Amishman Jan 2020 #32

LOL. black people believe in penance. underthematrix Jan 2020 #35

Only if you think voting for a billionaire who is what at one time would have been a moderate . Autumn Jan 2020 #31

I agree that steyer is the better billionaire. CTyankee Jan 2020 #33

I see a lot of Styers ads here and I've seen a few of Bloombergs. I think Styer is in it to make a Autumn Jan 2020 #34