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Democratic Primaries

The Velveteen Ocelot

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32. I don't like Bloomberg much, but he's not buying anything but advertising.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2020, 11:25 PM

Feb 2020

If you're persuaded by his advertising you might vote for him. I would hope people won't be suckered by anybody's advertising and will rely on something besides that to decide for whom to vote. But Bloomberg isn't buying your vote. He's buying access to your brain and your emotions - which is what advertising is intended to do - and you can resist or ignore the message if you choose.

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

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Bernie Sanders: It's UNFAIR for Bloomberg to not spend money he didn't raise in early States! [View all] brooklynite Feb 2020 OP

Get off my lawn. So tired. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #1

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #2

I hear that! Cha Feb 2020 #5

My goodness, tday alone NOT fair Bloomberg money, Not fair MSNBC, Not fair only Sanders supporters krissey Feb 2020 #3

+1! Cha Feb 2020 #6

And people want him to be President. Can you imagine all he would be dealing with and immediately krissey Feb 2020 #7

A hard No. Cha Feb 2020 #10

This is also Deero Feb 2020 #11

Talking straight to trump.. Thanks for chiming in, #45Impeached.. we always are Cha Feb 2020 #13

What Deero Feb 2020 #14

Sorry! that was a direct reply Cha Feb 2020 #18

ahhhh Deero Feb 2020 #35

that is why I don't think he is presidential. demigoddess Feb 2020 #23

hmmm Cha Feb 2020 #4

Bernie whines waaaay too much. Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #8

Wah wah wah still_one Feb 2020 #9

Is it me or is this sentence BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #12

It's also completely different than what the tweet actually says melman Feb 2020 #15

Well, at least I don't feel so bad now... 😉 BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #16

Simple english... brooklynite Feb 2020 #19

What he might have spent in IA and NH would have been pocket change for him. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #33

Does this work better? brooklynite Feb 2020 #20

No melman Feb 2020 #21

. George II Feb 2020 #34

Yeah, I was scratching my head as well. tavernier Feb 2020 #24

It's a sentence with a double negative - that's a grammatical problem BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #30

Whine..whine..whine..would you like some cheese with that Bernie?nt helpisontheway Feb 2020 #17

Yikes! Bernie looks very angry in that pic! nt ecstatic Feb 2020 #22

I'm so tired of him Green Line Feb 2020 #25

People typically stop acting like this by the time they're 12. RandySF Feb 2020 #26

Being a whiner is not a good look Bernie - not very Presidential.... Pachamama Feb 2020 #27

Didn't Asshole Giuliani try this before? BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2020 #28

It is obscene TheSocialDem Feb 2020 #29

Hey Bernie! Release your medical records! cwydro Feb 2020 #31

I don't like Bloomberg much, but he's not buying anything but advertising. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #32