[pepsionice]

Let’s go down the first four primary/caucus states. He doesn’t have the Iowa ‘friendly’ nature required. No win there. NH? NO, that’s pretty much guaranteed for Warren. South Carolina? No...southerners won’t be attracted to the guy? Nevada? Maybe. That doesn’t sit well for him to invest big money and only have one single primary from the four.

[Zhang Fei]

[Let’s go down the first four primary/caucus states. He doesn’t have the Iowa ‘friendly’ nature required. No win there. NH? NO, that’s pretty much guaranteed for Warren. South Carolina? No...southerners won’t be attracted to the guy? Nevada? Maybe. That doesn’t sit well for him to invest big money and only have one single primary from the four.]

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Bloomberg isn’t charismatic, but he does have a ton of cash. He’s also a really smart guy in a practical sense. He built Bloomberg LP from nothing into a $50b company. Money and an understanding of how to use that money is how he won NYC’s mayorship despite being completely uncharismatic. For Bloomberg to win not 1, but 3 terms as NYC mayor is an unprecedented feat for a non-politician with no particular political talent and views far to the right of the median NYC voter.