Posted on 02/15/2020 10:06:21 AM PST by Libloather
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said it's "very unfortunate" a rule change could allow his fellow presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg into the next Democratic debates. The qualifications no longer include a unique-donor threshold.
"That is what being a multi-billionaire is about. Some very good friends of mine who were competing in the Democratic nomination - people like Cory Booker of New Jersey, Julián Castro - work really, really hard. Nobody changed the rules to get them in the debate," he said on "CBS This Morning" Friday.
"But I guess if you're worth $60 billion, you can change the rules. I think that is very, very unfortunate," he added.
Sanders has been critical of Bloomberg using his wealth to run for president since he entered the race.
When asked to respond to a recent Quinnipiac University poll with black voters that put Bloomberg and former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of him, Sanders expressed confidence in his support from minority communities.
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How many dem/independent voters have 4 million $’s?
The Bern was angry that day my friends but then again that’s normal for him.
Nice political party you have there—be a shame if you got Bloomberged!
Bernie needs to either get used to DNC abuse or go third party.
Ya!
Schweizer said, I found that, really, over the course of 30 years, beginning when he was mayor of Burlington, VT, when he was in Congress, later, when he was in the U.S. Senate, he has steered lots of money to his family. Sometimes taxpayer money, sometimes campaign money. So, his familys become quite wealthy through his public service.
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Washington is no longer about lawmaking, its about moneymaking for the elites!
The Democrats have understood this for decades.
Look how rich Pelosi, Biden, Kerry, Obama, Feinstein and Sanders became while in congress.
They already have 6 morons way not seven. More popcorn
Yep. The “B” was angry that day, friends.
Lol!
Put Tulsi in to keep things interesting.
Put Tulsi in to keep things interesting.
“Still waiting for Bernie to share some of his millions with the workers.”
bernie’s net worth is only about $2,000,000 ... he’s not that wealthy ...
“maybe it would look a bit fairer if the DNC just put its nomination up for Ebay auction”
it’d certainly be more lucrative since the candidates could quit wasting money on campaigns and stuff and just turn all of their money over directly to the DNC ...
“I think Bernie is wrong and heres why. Bloomberg, in my opinion, got into the race late, and dropped millions on ads precisely because hes awful in person. His ads do the campaigning for him. Once he starts speaking, his delivery is smug, nasal, sanctimonious. Like Mrs Clinton, hell do better the less people see of him. So get him out there, and let him go.”
those are excellent points ... plus see how mr super-rich snob control-freak handles being grilled by lowly reporters ... how does he react if he gets questions he doesn’t like? ... can mini-mike take the heat? ... does he get a box? ...
Only about 2 million....
“Only about 2 million”
hey, a million ain’t what it used to be ;-)
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