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Democratic Primaries

Blue_true

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21. You are the person that some call a realist.

Reply to BusyBeingBest (Reply #11)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 07:45 PM

Feb 2020

My take on Bloomie, I think that he has some policy positions that I am not comfortable with, but given where I stand politically, he is better than Sanders and infinitely far better than Trump.

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

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RCP average now has Bloomberg at 10.6%. Is our nomination for sale? [View all] Bucky Feb 2020 OP

Trump vs Bloomberg, a Wall Street dream. jalan48 Feb 2020 #1

:*[ Bucky Feb 2020 #3

Where would his enthusiastic base be? I think voter turnout would be really low and he would lose. jalan48 Feb 2020 #6

All candidates need and use money left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #2

And can you see how one is inherently more democratic than the other? Bucky Feb 2020 #8

I will vote for the candidate whose policies I like left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #12

You know what shows a real buy in? Voting brooklynite Feb 2020 #13

Your analogies are off base. Blue_true Feb 2020 #20

Apparently so, yes. redqueen Feb 2020 #4

I think Bloomberg role is insurance. Having a big gun if other Democrats falter. krissey Feb 2020 #5

No Republican would ever talk about stop-and-frisk as a bad thing wiley Feb 2020 #7

Why would you say that... because it's against their principles? Bucky Feb 2020 #9

This may be the worst phrased post sarisataka Feb 2020 #10

In previous years, I cared more about aspects of campaign financing, donors, etc. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #11

The more Bloomberg gets attacked ... left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #14

To be fair, he doesn't have to join the barroom brawl for donors and dollars, so he gets to BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #18

"when they start clobbering him" left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #19

Sure they have... LanternWaste Feb 2020 #34

He's been punching back against Trump pretty effectively. Kaleva Feb 2020 #24

Yes, I do appreciate that. That's why I'm looking at him now. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #28

I selected him as my preference yesterday. Kaleva Feb 2020 #29

You are the person that some call a realist. Blue_true Feb 2020 #21

I feel less invested in the primary process this time, there's no one candidate BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #26

Money is free speech sarisataka Feb 2020 #15

Bernie raked in $40 mil recently. speaking of buying nominations nt msongs Feb 2020 #16

Not unless he's paying for votes Shrek Feb 2020 #17

Where have you been? Took some time off from DU? nt Blue_true Feb 2020 #22

I'm here most days Shrek Feb 2020 #23

He's not buying votes. He's buying your attention. Every Democrat is. wyldwolf Feb 2020 #25

Three term Mayor of New York vrs 2 term Mayor of South Bend bottomofthehill Feb 2020 #27

You could ask the same thing about candidates offering to wipe out huge amounts of debt even for highplainsdem Feb 2020 #30

No, we're not for sale, but TV ad time is. MineralMan Feb 2020 #31

Well said. mia Feb 2020 #32

Thanks. MineralMan Feb 2020 #35

If it were, Tom Steyer would be doing much better Jose Garcia Feb 2020 #33

What I'm hearing in Middle America: xmas74 Feb 2020 #36

If you don't want Bloomberg get behind Biden flamingdem Feb 2020 #37