Posted on 02/16/2020 2:11:16 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Michael Bloomberg has spent more than double his nearest Democratic presidential primary rival on campaign ads.
Data from political ad tracker Kantar/CMAG shows the former New York City mayor spent roughly $417.7 million as of Sunday morning, which according to CNN's David Wright, also includes futures reservations.
The amount is 10 times as much as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who leads the delegate race in the contest, have each spent. Here's a look at ad spending through today (including future reservations:
Bloomberg: $417.7 million Steyer: $193.6 million Sanders: $41.8 million Buttigieg: $40 millon Warren: $21.4 million Biden: $12.3 million Klobuchar: $10.6 million Gabbard $5.4 million
David Wright (@DavidWright_7) February 16, 2020
The closest candidate to Bloomberg in spending is Tom Steyer, a fellow billionaire who is self-funding his campaign, who poured about $193.6 million into ads.
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 according to, RealClearPolitics national average.
Bloomberg's rise has coincided with Joe Biden's stumbling in early state contests. The former vice president's support has dropped nearly 10% in the last two weeks.
Bloomberg has faced criticism from his fellow contenders for buying ads instead of trying to qualify for debates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said the billionaire's strategy is "to hide behind airwaves."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
In my best Dr. Evil voice:
One BILLION dollars! Bwahahaha!
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
> 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. Its actually one of my hobbies. But lets not overlook the above statistic. So far, his plan is working just fine. Whether that trajectory will continue, only time will tell.
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.
Michael Bloomspam.
The entire country hates him.
[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.]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires#2019
[Trump actually spent very little. No more than two hundred million of his own money]
https://fortune.com/2016/12/09/donald-trump-campaign-spending/
That would depend on your definition of "poorly".
He's gone from "Who?" to #3 or #4:
Poll | Date | Sample |
Sanders
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Biden
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Bloomberg
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Warren
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Buttigieg
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Klobuchar
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Yang
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Steyer
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Gabbard
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Spread |
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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.
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
“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.
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.
Are there ANY Youtube spots that DONT lead with a Bloomberg ad now?
Yep, I think hes gonna end up just annoying everyone. Spend away, OK Bloomberg.
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:
Hes finding out running for Prez is a lot harder than he thought.
I assume that his spending is driving up costs for the other candidates.
“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!
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