i am looking forward to stephani ruhle's interview w bloomie.

[mopinko]

i still have an open mind on bloomberg, but if we loved beto for taking on guns, we ought to at least give him a listen. (and treat him as du rules require.)

i know some people dont like ruhle, but she is my gal. i love her.
they are friends, she worked for him for 5 years. she knows him well, and knows how his actions affected her city on a very gritty level.
i think you all should listen to what she has to say.

i welcome him in the race. i am not thinking about voting for him. still solid ew.
but if he got the nod, i would be enthusiastic on the trail for him. and meanwhile he is beating cheato like a rented mule on my teevee.
imho, he is really everything people thought trump was, except he is the real deal.
we could def do worse.

[PatSeg]

1. I like Stephanie Ruhle a lot too

I don't, however, like Bloomberg as a presidential candidate. Billionaires need to use their wealth in more constructive ways if they really want to make a difference. However, I do think some of his ads could be helping Democrats.

[mopinko]

4. well, except that he has. a lot of it.

millions for gun control, millions for environmental action, millions to register voters in 2018. steve bannon has said impeachment is his fault. that right there gave me some pause. he targeted his money very well. he quietly registered voters while others were pushing on the laws. both needed to be done. he did it.

imho, much that he did in nyc on health and healthcare are a better basis for single payer than a bumper sticker.

[PatSeg]

9. That's good to hear

Sometimes a wealthy person's ego takes precedent over their good intentions. I'm glad he's used his money to make a difference, though I doubt he'll ever win over the African American community.

[mopinko]

10. well, i dont know the numbers on that, but they are out there.

he said he won in every zipcode in nyc, so, there are numbers.

[PatSeg]

14. He has "Stop and Frisk" stuck to him

like yesterday's chewing gum.

From Bloomberg News on December 10th:

The survey found that found Biden was supported by 51% of black voters. Senator Bernie Sanders had 13% and Senator Elizabeth Warren had 12%. Michael Bloomberg received 4%, while Pete Buttigieg, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang all received 2%. No other candidate obtained more than 1%. Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-10/bloomberg-says-trump-is-a-climate-change-denier-campaign-update

It took much too long for him to apologize for "Stop and Frisk" and minorities have not forgotten.

[hlthe2b]

2. She has a soft spot for Bloomberg--from her Wall Street days... SO, it will be interesting to see

how she handles it.

[mopinko]

5. i have seen her talk about him many times.

she is hard nosed on everyone, no matter how much she likes them. she doesnt have to put on a phony "devil's advocate" costume to ask people hard questions. and she does a very good job.
she has high standards, and knows full well what would happen if she didnt bring them w her to this.

[hlthe2b]

7. Maybe, but I heard her discussing Bloomberg yesterday in an interview and she was

right on the line at best. I understand. There are those whom I respect greatly such that it becomes kneejerk to defend them. She has that same reflex though thus far she's pulled back before crossing the line.

I'm not as much a fan as you, though I do like her. To me, though her "devil's advocacy" gets annoying-- especially when she interrupts her guests constantly to interject with the contrarian viewpoint.

[mopinko]

11. i think she knows right where that line is, and where her toes are.

i dont think she does da- i think she does the opposite. loyal opposition.
and i think she is good at it. we shall see.

[ritapria]

3. Is Mike ever going to meet with the voters ?

Will he ever hold a town hall meeting ? .. Or just keep writing the checks ...

[mopinko]

6. he is a lot of things, but stupid isnt one of them.

in the clip i saw he pointed out that he had been re-elected twice, w strong support in every zipcode.
he's got this. be patient grasshopper.

[hlthe2b]

8. I definitely agree that he is NOT stupid at all. I agree with Al Sharpton this morning on that score

i.e., that Bloomberg is not one to quickly discount. He is savy.

[mopinko]

12. and he also knows him well.

there is more to his relationship w the black community than stop & frisk.

[BannonsLiver]

17. Are you supporting Warren or Bloomberg?

[mopinko]

18. reading comprehension is your friend.

[BannonsLiver]

21. I can read fine.

And that's why I noted the inconsistency between your OP, where you stated you were supporting Warren, but then responded "Patience grasshopper, he's got this." when responding to another poster about Bloomberg's prospects.

Perhaps you should make friends with clarity

[mopinko]

22. he wasnt asking about his prospects. he was wondering about whether or not

he knew how to run a campaign.
he does.

[TidalWave46]

13. I want to see the max contribution to a political campaign in this cycle be....

$2800. I don't like what Mike is doing even if I love his commercials.

I personally think it's bullshit and should be against campaign finance law.

[Sloumeau]

15. If you don't dislike Bloomberg, please Google...

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"stop and frisk" and "Bloomberg", and then read as many articles as you can. Thanks.

[Dem4Life1102]

16. True

Any democrat who is open to Bloomberg doesn’t know his full record.

[mopinko]

19. .

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=386648

[Demsrule86]

20. I dislike Bloomberg.