Bloomberg blitzes Florida as 1 million Democratic primary voters receive mail ballots

[TexasTowelie]

Nearly 100,000 presidential primary ballots are going out in the mail Friday to Democrats in the bluest county in Florida, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign is flooding South Florida in a push to chase them down.

Bloomberg, a billionaire who has tapped his own fortune to hire dozens of staffers around the state in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, is blitzing Florida during the first days of a one-week period in which more than 1 million mail ballots will be sent to Democratic primary voters ahead of the March 17 primary, including almost 100,000 in Broward County. His Florida campaign announced Friday that it is organizing more than 500 events across the state this weekend, including phone banks in the northern Broward suburbs and an office opening in Little Havana.

He’s also purchased ads blanketing media in Florida including TV commercials, social media and websites.

The effort comes at a key time in the presidential primary, falling immediately after Monday’s glitch-filled Iowa caucuses and before next week’s first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire. And as his opponents chase votes in the Northeast, Bloomberg is uniquely able to hunt mail ballots in the south.

Read more: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article240079453.html

[rocktivity]

1. His heart seems to be in the right place

But I just don't think followup billionaire is going to sell.


rocktivity

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Looks like he means to

blow the Orange anus right out of the water so to speak. Going to be a ton of new Messaging coming form several of the Candidates this coming week.

MM and his spouse are onto a major undertow that is happening.

[tiredtoo]

3. If Bloomberg was really just interested in getting trump out,

He would spend some of his money paying the poll tax Florida has put on ex-cons. Let them vote.

[jimfields33]

4. Exactly.

He can do so much more not running. I’m not thrilled with the possibility of having to vote for him in the general. I will but I really hope any of the others win the nomination.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

5. I could never do a mail-in ballot

I like to fill it out in person and watch it go in the box. I guess I'm kinda paranoid like that.

[katmondoo]

6. I agree. I would never do a mail in ballot