Bloomberg Launches $100 Million Anti-Trump Ad Campaign

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tony Stark, Nov 16, 2019.

  1. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mich...-trump-ad-campaign_n_5dd014c8e4b0294748180270

    Bloomberg Launches $100 Million Anti-Trump Ad Campaign

    Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is shelling out $100 million for ads opposing President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 election as he considers running for the Democratic nomination.

    The online ads target voters in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin ― all battleground states ― and began running Friday, according to multiple outlets. The spots will run through the end of the primary season, regardless of whether Bloomberg launches a presidential bid.

    It’s the latest sign that the billionaire is seriously weighing a run. On Tuesday, he registered for the Arkansas primary, and the week before, he registered for Alabama’s ― both of which fall on Super Tuesday.

    If he enters the race, Bloomberg reportedly plans to skip campaigning in early voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire and focus instead on the 14 states holding primaries on that pivotal primary day, which will fall on March 3.

    In an ABC News interview last week, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called Bloomberg’s consideration of a run “the arrogance of billionaires,” and chastised Bloomberg’s strategy as the thinking of someone who feels “he’s too important.”

    “You see, when you’re worth $50 billion, I guess you don’t have to have town meetings, you don’t have to talk to ordinary people,” Sanders said. “What you do is you take out, I guess a couple of billion dollars, and you buy the state of California.”

    Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), another White House hopeful, echoed Sanders’ discomfort with the idea of Bloomberg jumping into the race, arguing it’s not the time for the mega-rich to run.

    “When people look at this White House and see this multi-millionaire ... I don’t think they say, ‘Oh, we need someone richer,’” she told CNN. “I think you have to earn votes and not buy them.”
     
  2. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    Thanks Bloomy
     
  3. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    Trump has raised 310 million for 2020.1 anti Trumper alone is giving dems 1/3rd of that :D

    This is just the primary,Bloomberg said he would give 500 million total to help defeat Trump.
     
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  4. wildchild

    wildchild

    Why do you think it is okay for a billionaire to be able to buy influence?
     
  5. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark


    Because republican billionaires do it.
     
  6. Overnight

    Overnight

    How come we never hear of democratic billionaires running for office?
     
  7. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    I had a policy of never voting for any politician that has ever supported stop and frisk and wasn't going to vote for Bloomberg if he was the nominee but this gift and and the fact that he isn't fucking democrats by running 3rd party Ill forgive him.I think he has little chance for the nomination if he runs but I would now vote for him if he was the nominee.
     
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  8. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    democrats are smarter than Republicans; even the billionaire kind
     
  9. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    Choosing party over principles huh? Nice.
     
  10. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark


    Like Christians voting for the 2 time divorcee that sleeps with porn stars,admits to grabbing women by their viginas and has over 50 women accusing him of various sexuel crimes

    Or the principle of fiscal responsibility but voting for the guy who has increased the deficit from 600 billion a year to 1 trillion a year

    Or the principle of supporting troops and miltary but voting for a 5 time draft dodger who insults POWs and Gold Start families.
     
    #10     Nov 17, 2019
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