Bloomberg got his ass handed to him during the debate
rickdugan
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It was a performance reminiscent of Rubio's in a debate before the 2016 Republican New Hampshire primaries, where Trump and Christie beat him up so badly that all he could do was revert to canned statements, which Christie then also mocked him for doing. It essentially ended Rubio's candidacy. Now Bloomberg probably won't go down so easily, but that performance had to have hurt him.
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It doesn't help the Democratic party though; it only helps Trump. Although Bloomberg is very gifted at creating TV ads and you should never underestimate the stupidity of the average voter.
The millioner - Bloomberg
Skipper - Biden
Gilligan - Buttigieg
Professor - Sanders
Ginger - Warren
Mary Ann - Klobuchar
There's only so much you can get with money.
He's just been so powerful for so long that he's surrounded by yes men. In fact, he is even more insulated than most billionaires because he's not answerable to either investors or government entities since Bloomberg LP is both privately held and largely unregulated.
Now normally a centrist candidate like him would take some heat from left wing activist groups, but even they've been keeping their mouths shut because he's such a big charitable donor to so many of them.
It must have really felt like an arctic blast on bare skin for him to leave his cocoon and be exposed to people making fun of him and leveling insults and accusations at him. Welcome to the Big League of politics and the real world, lol.
"Michael Bloomberg was the Pinata in Nevada" - pretty entertaining to watch!
https://www.democracynow.org/shows/2020/…
The Republicans would do better if they could just get Trump to resign, so they can still pick someone else.
Bernie Sanders says that our country has 1/2 million people sleeping out on the street.
SJG
Satin Doll Oscar Peterson 1963 (instrumental)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YidAJ4VL…
Jimmy Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDJ6d5dv…
Patti Austin (vocal)
https://youtu.be/4JwMgEyRv-8?t=35m21s
Curtis Mayfield, Superfly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Rm7IO4…
Also remember that the rich don't go against their aelf interests. But the average American almost always does.
Two faggits lol lol I personally think they are both the same RickiBoi and icee two hos fucking each other
SJG
It's a shitshow and Trump will destroy them all.
I don't disagree, but I wonder now if he will drop out before the convention.
Chris Cuomo argues Donald Trump isn't normalizing corruption; the GOP is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQLVi7lU…
SJG
"Michael Bloomberg was the Pinata in Nevada" - pretty entertaining to watch!
https://www.democracynow.org/shows/2020/…
The Republicans would do better if they could just get Trump to resign, so they can still pick someone else.
Bernie Sanders says that our country has 1/2 million people sleeping out on the street.
Satin Doll Oscar Peterson 1963 (instrumental)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YidAJ4VL…
Jimmy Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDJ6d5dv…
Patti Austin (vocal)
https://youtu.be/4JwMgEyRv-8?t=35m21s
Curtis Mayfield, Superfly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Rm7IO4…
pistola said "... he left too many opportunities on the table to talk back i.e. 'Dont act all high and mighty Pocohantas, by lying on your college application you could've very well taken away an opportunity from a female minority.'"
ummm... You do realize that the primary physical and viewing audience is Democrats, right?
I was really impressed to learn that MA had elected her to the Senate.
PBS Newshour today 2/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pW1jMV1…
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Everything You Need to Know: Trump’s Tremendous Road Since Impeachment
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Chris Cuomo argues Donald Trump isn't normalizing corruption; the GOP is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQLVi7lU…
"Michael Bloomberg was the Pinata in Nevada" - pretty entertaining to watch!
https://www.democracynow.org/shows/2020/…
The Republicans would do better if they could just get Trump to resign, so they can still pick someone else.
Bernie Sanders says that our country has 1/2 million people sleeping out on the street.
Satin Doll Oscar Peterson 1963 (instrumental)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YidAJ4VL…
Jimmy Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDJ6d5dv…
Patti Austin (vocal)
https://youtu.be/4JwMgEyRv-8?t=35m21s
Curtis Mayfield, Superfly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Rm7IO4…
Trump's new personnel head tells agencies to look out for disloyal staffers (today)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtHiipGV…
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Frampton
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Remember when I told you Bloomberg had no chance of beating Trump?
Do you believe me now?
The dude has no idea what his audience is too. He was literally bragging during the debate about how much money he has to an audience of Socialists, what an absolute idiot.
How’s an audience in Las Vegas Made up of mostly Mainstream Democrats “an audience of Socialists”
https://www.newsweek.com/76-percent-demo…
https://news.gallup.com/poll/240725/demo…
The majority of Mainstream Democrats are Centrists.
Just because Bernie Sanders has the most Vocal Supporters which only make up the a tiny proportion of the Democratic Party doesn’t mean that most mainstream Democrats are socialists.
It’s mostly Young people who’re in support of socialism but thankfully they don’t make up the majority of the Democratic Party.
Even Bernie Sanders is a failed Socialist who has failed to make any significant accomplishment given his 30 year career in the Senate.
If he couldn’t make it work in the single state of Vermont what makes him think he can make it work in all 50 states of the United States of America.
You seem to be under the impression I am a Bernie supporter? All I'm doing is relaying factual information.
Most Democrats are not centrists. Actual centrists would identify as "independents." Very few people are true "centrists" though as almost everybody claims to lean towards the Democrat or Republican party. Being a centrist would indicate that you literally have no preference for either one.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party…
Rather most of what we call "centrists" are people that I would call "centre-left" or "centre-right." A lot of people certainly claim to be centrists because they think it makes them look more objective but if you go way down the list on the link I provided above it showed that only about 8-12% of the population claims to not lean either way.
I have a strong feeling though that anyone who would actually go so far as to identify themselves with "I am a Democrat!" Or "I am a Republican!" Is very likely to be solidly on that party's side as a lot of people, in my experience, are hesitant towards identifying with a political party even if they agree with them on a lot of things.
Terms like nationalist, globalist, populist, and socialist are more relevant to defining political alignment than the tired terms left and right. I also don’t think liberal and conservative are as relevant as they once were. In fact, I’m not sure the party of Trump can be said to be Republican. It’s an odd mix of supporters from both sides that may evaporate when Trump is gone.
SJG
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The basic idea is that industrial technology should be used to enslave and to create a two tier society, rather than be use to liberate and to lift all of us up.
Republican and Democrat do not have fixed meanings. But Fascist and Socialist do, and these two are our actual choices.
SJG
It would be difficult to predict if you don't understand liberals. Maybe not this specific debate performance, but I knew as soon as his campaign took off that he was going to be very unpopular among liberals. The amount of money he is throwing at this campaign is all gonna be wasted even if he throws a billion dollars towards advertising.
A lot of liberals are very idealistic people. Many of them refused to vote for Hillary because they perceived her as a corporate shill trying to buy her way into the white house and having no real convictions of her own.
Mike Bloomberg is Hillary on steroids. He's not even trying to hide the fact that he's attempting to buy the white house. And on top of that, he can't even play the woman card or the minority card. The only reason Hillary got any true supporters is because she was a woman. Pretty much all the other votes she received were protest votes against Donald Trump. But Bloomberg doesn't even have the woman thing going for him.
As far as Bloomberg goes, a lot of liberals don't consider him a real liberal. They consider him a corporate billionaire with no convictions trying to buy the white house. A lot of liberals would find it really difficult to make themselves vote for somebody like that. A lot of them will probably be more comfortable with the idea of Trump winning than Bloomberg because at least with Trump, you can tell yourself that the reason he won was because his support base loves him. With Bloomberg, if you elect him, you are literally sending a message saying that huge amounts of wealth can effortlessly buy political power which is something the Bernie supporters hate. The only votes he would receive in a general election is "I don't want Donald Trump" votes and that didn't work for Hillary so I doubt it would work for Bloomberg.
SJG
A lot of liberals do not like Bloomberg.
SJG
But I don't think he will stop at the convention, he will be the spoiler third candidate!
:) :) :)
SJG
I have no doubt that Republicans will misread this and fail to hold their advantage post-Trump. But, for the next 5 years, Dems are screwed. I doubt they will learn their lessons either.
In his own mind, I wouldn’t be surprised if Bernie knew he was unelectable. But, he’s enjoying the fame, power, and influence from being the nominee.
SJG
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Bloomberg, he would be a good one for Republicans to nominate once Trump is out.
It is Military, Intelligence, National Security, and Diplomacy which are the most mad at Trump and are taking him down.
SJG
PBS News Hour 2/24/2020, stock market drop, and analysis of Nevada Caucus
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Saw one, about 2010? Not really 427 cid, but 4.6 liters, 435 hp
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Trump Admin Lacks Credibility To Calm Markets On Coronavirus News | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
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