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Bloomberg camp warns Sanders 'impossible to stop,' unless Biden, Klobuchar, Buttigieg bow out
Yahoo! News ^ | February 19, 2020 | by Megan Henney, Fox Business

Posted on 02/19/2020 1:44:30 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Michael Bloomberg's Democratic presidential campaign sounded the alarm on a potential delegate sweep by Bernie Sanders unless moderate rivals bow out of the race.

An internal memo between top Bloomberg aides dated Feb. 17 warned that Sanders, a Vermont senator and self-avowed democratic socialist, is poised to leave the Super Tuesday primary contests on March 3 with a 400-delegate lead over Bloomberg that would be almost "all but impossible" to overcome. Remaining delegates would be divided among former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

"If Biden, Buttigieg and Klobuchar remain in the race despite having no path to appreciably collecting super delegates on Super Tuesday (and beyond), they will propel Sanders to a seemingly insurmountable delegate lead by siphoning votes away from [Bloomberg]," the memo said. Axios first obtained a copy of the memo.

Bloomberg's top strategist Kevin Sheekey stressed the need for the centrist Democrats to coalesce to prevent a possible Sanders victory.

"The fact is if the state of this race remains status quo - with Biden, Pete and Amy in the race on Super Tuesday - Bernie is likely to open up a delegate lead that seems nearly impossible to overcome," Sheekey told Axios.

The sentiment inside the Bloomberg camp was echoed by David Plouffe, Barack Obama's 2008 campaign manager.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billionaire; bloomberg; election2020; oligarch
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1 posted on 02/19/2020 1:44:30 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

2 old white guys battling it out in the party of diversity and inclusion. Hilarious!


2 posted on 02/19/2020 1:46:15 PM PST by Ken H (Best SOTU ever!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“rivals bow out of the race”

Clear the field.

That’s how tyrants role.

Dem Pols (but, I repeat myself) do it wherever they can get away with it.


3 posted on 02/19/2020 1:46:59 PM PST by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Democrat Party Commie wing vrs Democrat Fascist Party wing.

Invest in popcorn stocks.


4 posted on 02/19/2020 1:47:15 PM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bloomberg isn’t the cowardly sniveling weasel he seems like.

Well not all of those at least.

He will fight dirty. Threaten and pay off if he has to in order to get the nod.


5 posted on 02/19/2020 1:47:32 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point finger at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to makne ends meet)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ooh, an internal memo being released.
Does Bern have a mole in Farmer Mike’s campaign?


6 posted on 02/19/2020 1:47:34 PM PST by GnuThere
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Gloomy Bloomy is the gift that keeps on giving

Who is the tyrant now mini Mike?


7 posted on 02/19/2020 1:47:51 PM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

But...what about Fauxcahontas?


8 posted on 02/19/2020 1:48:03 PM PST by Sans-Culotte (With every passing day, I am a little bit gladder that Romney lost in 2012.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

translation from mini mike Doomberg:

start thinking of a price.


9 posted on 02/19/2020 1:48:37 PM PST by sheehan (DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS.)
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To: Ken H
2 old white guys battling it out in the party of diversity and inclusion. Hilarious!

AND, to top it off, both are 1%ers and apparently straight.

10 posted on 02/19/2020 1:48:59 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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Does Bern have a mole in Farmer Mike’s campaign?

Farmer Mike. I like it. I picture him in dungaree overalls, a straw hat, and smoking a corn cob pipe.
11 posted on 02/19/2020 1:49:19 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I have never seen a more motley crew in all my life!!!


12 posted on 02/19/2020 1:50:42 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bernie, the fix is in. Little Mike is doing Hillary’s bidding. Looks like Tom Perez is still in her pocket. It’s all about the money Bernie and you ain’t got what it takes.


13 posted on 02/19/2020 1:52:10 PM PST by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Panic mode among the establishment Democrats. This is going to be loads of fun to watch!


14 posted on 02/19/2020 1:52:30 PM PST by riverdawg
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Which raises question about why bloomberg got in the race. If he believes this as the latecomer he should bow out.


15 posted on 02/19/2020 1:53:04 PM PST by plain talk
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To: Sans-Culotte
But...what about Fauxcahontas?

VP from the teepee.

16 posted on 02/19/2020 1:54:54 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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They’re screwed either way. Bernie has 45% including 2nd voters’ second choices, next is Poca with 29%. Another poll has Bern trouncing Bloom and Buttplug head to head.


17 posted on 02/19/2020 1:57:24 PM PST by MountainWalker
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To: MNJohnnie

18 posted on 02/19/2020 1:58:09 PM PST by Red Badger (CWII is coming. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The odd thing is, three simultaneous suicides will not even raise suspicions. The media will shrug and say, “meh.”


19 posted on 02/19/2020 1:58:29 PM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: Ken H

2 old, white, Jewish guys


20 posted on 02/19/2020 1:59:36 PM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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