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Michael Tracey: Bloomberg Campaign ‘The Most Brazen, Oligarchic Intervention In The History Of American Electoral Politics’
dailycaller.com ^ | 2/17/20 | Scott Morefield

Posted on 02/18/2020 1:20:02 PM PST by a little elbow grease

Independent journalist Michael Tracey called former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign “the most brazen, oligarchic intervention in the history of American electoral politics” during a Monday night appearance on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

Discussing the fact that Bloomberg has bought his way into near Democratic front runner status in lieu of traditional campaigning, Fox News host Tucker Carlson asked Tracey to analyze “what it means for the country.”

“Bloomberg rightly surmised that he was not going to go and ever win the presidency on the strength of his political convictions, because they are completely ugly and despicable and alien to much of the country, so what has he done?” Tracey asked before answering his own question by bringing up Bloomberg’s “vociferous focus purely on bashing Donald Trump.”

Instead of campaigning, the former New York City mayor is building his “constituency” on hatred for the president and the belief this his billions can beat Trump, Tracey contended.

“Bloomberg recognizes that,” he said. “He says, ‘Look, I’m uniquely equipped to beat Trump. I’m going to flood your daily consciousness with these tedious ads that have been market tested to press your emotional buttons,’ and that’s what he’s doing. It’s paying off.

Like you suggested, this is the most brazen, oligarchic intervention in the history of American electoral politics, and it’s not even close. It’s hugely disturbing. Whether you are on the right or left, anywhere in between, you should be incredibly alarmed at what’s going on here.” “And yet, you are one of the only people on the Internet saying this, which tells you how fully corporatized our media has become,” Carlson responded.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloomberg; brazen; oligarchic; politics
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To: PTBAA
in Bloomberg they see a chance to stick their faces back on the trough of our money, unimpeded by the Orange Man and Crew

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Good point about that trough of money, but Bloomie has no chance.

As an aside, at the debate tonight in Nevada, it would be nice if the Dems had a candidate like Jeb Bush to put Bloomie right beside.


41 posted on 02/19/2020 3:14:05 AM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it unusual...)
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To: a little elbow grease

Rush sounds a little concerned about Mini-Mike, esp. if he got Cankles on board, although he still ends with “Trump beats them.” Now Cankles said she isn’t interested, national polls still have Dinobernie beating Mini-Mike, and he keeps stepping in it.

He just doesn’t worry me.


42 posted on 02/19/2020 5:53:34 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: a little elbow grease

Yep, remember the Albright group laughing.


43 posted on 02/19/2020 6:16:00 AM PST by Varsity Flight (Mr. President, We the People, have your back.)
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To: PTBAA

Body Mortgages again the goal.


44 posted on 02/19/2020 6:26:46 AM PST by Varsity Flight (Mr. President, We the People, have your back.)
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