Bloomberg builds 'massive' Mississippi campaign, most other 2020 Democrats focus elsewhere

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Bloomberg builds ‘massive’ Mississippi campaign as other 2020 Democrats focus elsewhere

By Adam Ganucheau

Bloomberg, a former New York City mayor and a billionaire with virtually unlimited capital to spend this cycle, has hired 24 full-time staffers in Mississippi, giving his campaign what several veteran political operatives say is the largest full-time staff of any presidential candidate in the state’s history. It is also one that would rival or exceed the largest statewide campaigns in the state’s history.

“The campaign that Michael Bloomberg is running throughout the country is unprecedented in scale and scope,” said Nathan Shrader, chair of the Department of Government and Politics at Millsaps College. “His campaign has flooded states such as Mississippi, which are often forgotten until the days prior to the primary election, with competent field organizers and advisers, advertising featuring persuasive messages and a data-driven approach designed to maximize their vote share.”

With three weeks until the March 10 primary, when the state’s 41 convention delegate votes are up for grabs, most presidential candidates have spent little money in Mississippi. Bloomberg, with a large investment in the state, is the exception.

While Bloomberg has nearly two dozen paid staffers in the state, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has two paid staffers, is the only Democratic contender with full-time employees working in the state. Former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg have volunteers or surrogates in the state.

https://mississippitoday.org/2020/02/18/bloomberg-builds-massive-mississippi-campaign-as-other-2020-democrats-focus-elsewhere/


Right on. Make Republicans waste their campaign funds or risk disaster.

[Mr.Bill]

1. It's starting to look more and more

like this guy has a plan and knows exactly what he is doing.

Or at least has enough money to make it appear so.

[customerserviceguy]

2. And anyone who thinks that he will keep

pouring money into the presidential race to support a Democratic candidate beside himself. If it's Sanders, I can see him launching a third-party candidacy.

You don't get to be one of the richest men in the world by spending money on things you don't care whether or not you get.

[Mr.Bill]

3. Agreed.

[nobuddy]

4. Smart move.

He needs to run up delegate counts wherever possible.

[Blue_true]

5. By DNC rules this cycle, if he takes all of the Miss delegates,

He has, from that one state, almost 2x what Buttigieg and Sanders have now.