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Exclusive: Mike Bloomberg will "spend whatever it takes" in 2020
Axios ^ | 11 hours ago | Mike Allen, Margaret Talev

Posted on 11/08/2019 2:11:53 PM PST by Zhang Fei

Mike Bloomberg is jumping into the Democratic presidential race because he believes that Joe Biden is fading, opening the moderate lane next to Elizabeth Warren, sources close to the former New York mayor tell Axios.

Why it matters: "Mike will spend whatever it takes to defeat Donald Trump," a Bloomberg source said. "The nation is about to see a very different campaign than we’ve ever seen before."

I'm told there's no way he'll later run as a third-party or independent candidate, partly because of ballot-access hurdles.

Theory of the case: Bloomberg, who according to Forbes is worth $52 billion, will self-fund, allowing him to run an essentially national campaign at a time when the rest of the field is raising money and focusing on early states.

(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: belarusian; bloomberg; communism; dictatorship; kag; maga; russian; trump
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Bloomberg has a personal fortune of $50b. He spent $250m on 3 NYC mayoral terms, 10x his opponents combined. He could spend $5b to $10b trying to get to the White House. $10b might literally be more than the sum total of all previous presidential campaigns dating back to George Washington.
1 posted on 11/08/2019 2:11:53 PM PST by Zhang Fei
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Good. Make him spend it all.

Then maybe he’ll go away and quit trying to run our lives.


2 posted on 11/08/2019 2:12:55 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: Zhang Fei

So he is going to try to buy his way into office. That’s like teenagers who try to buy friends! He is pathetic.


3 posted on 11/08/2019 2:13:35 PM PST by MagUSNRET
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Hillary spent a billion and that didn’t work.


4 posted on 11/08/2019 2:14:39 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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He’ll bury the other dems and then go nowhere.


5 posted on 11/08/2019 2:15:17 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Zhang Fei

Nobody likes him.


6 posted on 11/08/2019 2:16:22 PM PST by M. Thatcher
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To: \/\/ayne

“Hillary spent a billion and that didn’t work.”

+ a couple of hundred billion in free advertisement from the alphabet media.


7 posted on 11/08/2019 2:16:25 PM PST by crusher2013
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To: Zhang Fei

This is what happens when communists use capitalism to get the money they need to takeover countries they consider to have too much freedom and liberty.


8 posted on 11/08/2019 2:16:34 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Deadline for filing in Alabama is today and Arkansas is Tuesday 11/12.

Well see.
I think it’s all just publicity hype.


9 posted on 11/08/2019 2:16:39 PM PST by DannyTN
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I hope you go bankrupt asshole


10 posted on 11/08/2019 2:16:40 PM PST by max americana (Fired ONE libtard at work at every election since 2008 because I enjoy it. I hope every lib die.)
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These fools can never learn why Trump won.

Hint: It wasn’t because of the money he spent.


11 posted on 11/08/2019 2:16:43 PM PST by odawg
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To: Larry Lucido

Dems won’t accept him because he used to be a REPUBLICAN.

And nowhere near close to anywhere Liberal enough to suit them.


12 posted on 11/08/2019 2:16:46 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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I can use a billion or two, after putting all my kids through college. But I wouldn’t vote for him.


13 posted on 11/08/2019 2:17:23 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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Dear Mike,

You won’t play well outside of NYC. Hell, in this day and age of the democrat party being uber communist, I don’t think you would play well INSIDE NYC.

Best of luck to you and I look forward learning of your big policy initiatives like banning soda.

P.S. You were and remain a sick control freak.


14 posted on 11/08/2019 2:18:37 PM PST by FlipWilson
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I can hear the debate now.

Warren: “Bloomburg is just here to avoid his $3 billion per year wealth tax.”


15 posted on 11/08/2019 2:18:42 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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It might be worth watching the RATs “Brokered Convention” next summer ... LOL !!! Chicago ‘68 all over again !!!


16 posted on 11/08/2019 2:19:19 PM PST by 11th_VA
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Have it, Tard...


17 posted on 11/08/2019 2:19:35 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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[So he is going to try to buy his way into office. That’s like teenagers who try to buy friends! He is pathetic.]


Politicians always have to spend copious amounts of money to get into office. Trump spent almost $100m of his personal fortune. Bloomberg, as a man with little political backing in the Democratic party, will spend large amounts getting that support, as well as the support of RINOs looking for a payoff. Heck, even world historical figures like Caesar and Alexander had to lavish huge gifts upon their supporters, so this isn’t exactly new. For Bloomberg, what the money buys is an organization, endorsements and huge ad buys.


18 posted on 11/08/2019 2:21:03 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: Zhang Fei
It would be great to see him debating Warren.


19 posted on 11/08/2019 2:21:23 PM PST by DannyTN
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He does know that you have to win the primaries first?

And the Dems are the last party that will be accepting of a billionare white dude walking in at the last minute to try to buy the nomination.


20 posted on 11/08/2019 2:22:57 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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