Bloomberg surpasses $400M in ad spending for 2020 race

Washington Examiner ^ | February 16, 2020 03:58 PM | John Gage

[Maskot]

In my best Dr. Evil voice:

“One BILLION dollars! Bwahahaha!”

[dennisw]

Yep this is coming down to Bernie bros VS Bloomie’s billions. Dems talk total lazy BS, so lazy they they want a 52x Billionaire to do all the fund raising for his campaign.

Trump actually spent very little. No more than two hundred million of his own money

[Leaning Right]

> As Bloomberg’s spending has increased, so has his poll numbers. The former mayor has nearly doubled his support from 8% to 14% in just two weeks <

Bloomberg is easy to make fun of. It’s actually one of my hobbies. But let’s not overlook the above statistic. So far, his plan is working just fine. Whether that trajectory will continue, only time will tell.

[McCarthysGhost]

At this rate he will spend 2 billion by November if he stays in the race . Bloomberg is being financed by the China. There is no way he is spending his own money.

[The Toll]

Michael Bloomspam.

The entire country hates him.

[Zhang Fei]

[At this rate he will spend 2 billion by November if he stays in the race . Bloomberg is being financed by the China. There is no way he is spending his own money.]

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Besides being the 9th richest person on Earth, Bloomberg is worth $55b. He can spend $2b without touching his principal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires#2019

[Zhang Fei]

[Trump actually spent very little. No more than two hundred million of his own money]

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$66m.

https://fortune.com/2016/12/09/donald-trump-campaign-spending/

[Zhang Fei]

Check his polling, for all that money spent he is doing poorly.

That would depend on your definition of "poorly".

He's gone from "Who?" to #3 or #4:

 

Polling Data

Poll	Date	Sample	Sanders	Biden	Bloomberg	Warren	Buttigieg	Klobuchar	Yang	Steyer	Gabbard	Spread
RCP Average	2/4 - 2/11	--	23.6	19.2	14.2	12.4	10.6	4.6	3.0	1.8	1.6	Sanders +4.4
Economist/YouGov	2/9 - 2/11	552 LV	22	18	12	15	10	7	2	1	4	Sanders +4
The Hill/HarrisX	2/7 - 2/10	913 RV	20	23	16	9	9	3	3	3	1	Biden +3
Monmouth	2/6 - 2/9	357 RV	26	16	11	13	13	6	4	1	1	Sanders +10
Quinnipiac	2/5 - 2/9	665 RV	25	17	15	14	10	4	2	1	1	Sanders +8
Morning Consult	2/4 - 2/9	15346 RV	25	22	17	11	11	3	4	3	1	Sanders +3
Economist/YouGov	2/2 - 2/4	616 RV	19	24	9	18	9	6	3	2	3	Biden +5
Morning Consult	1/27 - 2/2	15259 RV	24	28	14	14	6	3	4	3	2	Biden +4
Harvard-Harris	1/27 - 1/29	980 RV	20	31	13	12	6	3	3	2	1	Biden +11
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	1/26 - 1/29	428 LV	27	26	9	15	7	5	4	2	2	Sanders +1
Economist/YouGov	1/26 - 1/28	591 RV	24	26	4	20	7	4	4	1	3	Biden +2

When you consider that #1 and #2 are Sanders and Biden, that's pretty respectable company. What's key is that polls that have contacted more people seem to show better numbers for Bloomberg.

[SmokingJoe]

For instance, he has secured endorsements from Houston’s, San Francisco’s and DC’s mayors.

Endorsement from the Houston mayor doesn't appear to be doing Bloomberg much of any good in Texas. The Bernie Bros are still rocking:

Poll: Bernie Sanders Doubles Support in Texas Ahead of Super Tuesday

https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/15/poll-bernie-sanders-doubles-support-in-texas-ahead-of-super-tuesday/

[BatGuano]

“Bloomie,” is not only a dwarf, he is a small man. Small in stature, small brain, small ideas, small heart, SMALL.
The only large thing about the small man is his bank account.
He seems willing to make that account smaller but, to no avail, he will only be giving the media some of that fortune.

[Nateman]

That is simply what Mini is spending on ads. Rats all over the country are having a hard time getting staff because Mini has hired most of the professionals at better pay all the way to November. Mini Money is buying out the Rat machine and any RAt who wants to continue in office is going to have to come to him hat in hand.

[Captain Peter Blood]

He could only go up, but for the amount of money spent that is still rather low. Add into this Bloomberg has given no real interviews, had no Press Conferences and has not been in one debate. A lot will change when he finally has to act like a real candidate, he can only control so much.

Contrast with Trump when he ran, he did the exact opposite of Bloomberg in every way and he is likeable. Bloomberg has a number of minuses.

[McGruff]

I'm hearing his whiny voice on the Daytona 500 TV coverage too many times already. People will be sick of that way before the election.

[polymuser]

Are there ANY Youtube spots that DON’T lead with a Bloomberg ad now?

[Bon mots]

[polymuser]

Yep, I think he’s gonna end up just annoying everyone. Spend away, OK Bloomberg.

[Zhang Fei]

I think the poll quoted by Breitbart has too many far-leftists sampled. This is the result they got in the same poll re Trump’s re-election prospects in TX:

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https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/14/bernie-sanders-leading-texas-ahead-super-tuesday-uttt-poll-says/
[A slight majority of all Texas voters — 52% — said they would not vote to reelect President Donald Trump in November. Republicans remain solidly in his corner: 90% said they would vote to reelect Trump, including 80% who said they “definitely” would do so. Democrats feel just as strongly: 93% said they would not vote for the president’s reelection, including 88% who would “definitely not” vote for him. Independent voters were against reelection, but less so: 38% said they would vote to reelect Trump, while 62% said they would vote against him.]

[cookcounty]

He’s finding out running for Prez is a lot harder than he thought.

[fhayek]

That is why the networks are giving him so much attention. The longer he is in, the more cha-ching!!.

I assume that his spending is driving up costs for the other candidates.

[Taxman]

“So why is President Trump at his highest ever approval rating of 49% at Gallup?”

Could it possibly be that We the People ARE NOT STUPID?

Perhaps we realize that LIEberals LIE?

Could it possibly be that Bloomberg, Steyer, Sanders, Buttigieg, Warren, Biden, Klobuchar and Gabbard are LIEberals?

And that LIEberals LIE?

IMAGINE THAT!