Posted on 02/24/2020 8:01:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Mike Bloomberg is preparing a massive media campaign against Bernie Sanders, whose commanding Nevada caucus victory has also drawn the attention of other top Democratic candidates -- and rankled establishment Democrats who believe that the far-left, self-avowed "democratic socialist" could alienate moderates and cost the party the White House.
CNBC first reported Bloomberg's new approach, which will employ opposition research, surrogates, and advertisements across multiple platforms. The volley began on Monday, as the Bloomberg campaign unveiled a video accusing Sanders of being weak on gun control -- an issue that Bloomberg has previously sought to corner. The former New York City mayor already has spent over half a billion dollars in campaign advertising, reports said.
The all-out blitz comes as Sanders' partial defense of Fidel Castro's brutal Cuban Revolution in an interview televised this weekend only underscored his possible vulnerabilities among Democratic moderates heading into Saturday's South Carolina primary and the 14 critical Super Tuesday contests three days later.
Additionally, Bloomberg’s campaign on Monday delayed a scheduled CNN town hall so that he can spend more time preparing for Tuesday’s debate. He was scheduled to appear on CNN on Monday, but he'll now join the network for the live question-and-answer program on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for Bloomberg called the debate “crucial” and said, “The country can’t afford to let Bernie Sanders skate by another debate without a focus on his extreme record.” Bloomberg had his debate debut last week and his performance was widely deemed rocky and underwhelming for a candidate who has sought to give off the air of a front-runner.
The Bloomberg campaign didn't immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.
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Yeah, perhaps so...
Those home loans may have been that short, but then wages were terrible
back then compared to today, so it would seem to me it still would have been
hard to make mortgage payments.
The price of homes goes up, because folks gauge the market and come up
with an asking price, and someone comes forward to pay it.
The cost of everything seems to go up, because the value of the dollar
continues to go down.
In the 1980s we could buy silver for $3.00 bucks an ounce. Today it's
around $18.00. It takes more dollars to buy silver, because they are worth
less.
That example plays out across the board.
Homes in the 1980s going for $200,000, are worth $1.0 to $1.2 million today.
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