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Democratic Primaries

BusyBeingBest

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26. I feel less invested in the primary process this time, there's no one candidate

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #21)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 08:19 PM

Feb 2020

who has consistently inspired me or won my loyalty yet. So that does afford some detachment and honest rational evaluation. Not as exciting as being passionate about someone, but that's OK. Bloomberg's been politically all over the map, had some good ideas and some terrible ones that I wouldn't be comfortable with, like you, but I'm hoping he becomes more solid and CONSISTENT as a Democrat going forward.

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

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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