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Democratic Primaries

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

16. I agree with your post.

Reply to calguy (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 14, 2020, 10:20 AM

Feb 2020

At least Bloomberg isn't gathering college students into an arena and saying "vote for me, I can make your tuition and your student debt go away" when he knows deep down he can't, because if Bloomberg did that it would be deceptive.

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

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Bloomberg's playbook to buy the election [View all] Qutzupalotl Feb 2020 OP

TL;DR Zolorp Feb 2020 #1

Shorter version: Qutzupalotl Feb 2020 #11

While calling in favors from previous large donations Amishman Feb 2020 #25

Ya know.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #2

Bloomberg is opposite of what I dream about! at140 Feb 2020 #3

"...to candidates who meet qualifications" brooklynite Feb 2020 #14

That is the $64,000 question at140 Feb 2020 #18

DNC's debate requirements have regularly been claimed to be arbitrary... brooklynite Feb 2020 #19

LOL good one! at140 Feb 2020 #35

I think roughly 0.1% of people are aware of that. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #26

Better him than BS demosincebirth Feb 2020 #4

BS does not buy support to sustain power. We do not need to compromise our values to beat emmaverybo Feb 2020 #7

Very well said Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #9

I've also been shocked that any informed Democrat would buy his @#$%. n/t MBS Feb 2020 #24

Me too but hey he has nice ads Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #31

Oh, no. Not only no, but hell no. kcr Feb 2020 #21

+ 100 n/t MBS Feb 2020 #23

Well put Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #33

Every successful candidate "buys" the race Azathoth Feb 2020 #5

You clearly missed the point Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #10

What Bloomberg is doing is grotesquely exaggerated, but it's no different Azathoth Feb 2020 #13

Still wrong Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #32

He can't buy the election calguy Feb 2020 #6

I agree with your post. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #16

He does spread his money to buy support. Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #8

Bloombers has been bribing people for decades. And he's both a racist and misogynist. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #12

I agree - there is no way he could win the GE. MBS Feb 2020 #22

There are actually people on this site who think... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #29

I agree 1000%! MBS Feb 2020 #30

Test for the soul of the Democratic Party. ConorDem Feb 2020 #15

Why Is Bloomberg's Long History of Egregious Sexism Getting a Pass? BeckyDem Feb 2020 #17

This guy is a Salon writer...I listen to nothing he says or writes...Salon is dead to me. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #20

class envy evertonfc Feb 2020 #27

You know, Newest Reality Feb 2020 #28

Let the guy debate and judge him from that, is my way of thinking. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #34