Friday, February 7, 2020

Mike Bloomberg Campaign: Made of Money

Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg has elbowed himself into the Democratic nomination race solely on the basis of his fortune.

Without more than $50 billion to his name, Bloomberg would almost certainly be running a campaign like another late entrant, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, who hasn't been heard from.

It's a free country, and Bloomberg can spend as much money as he likes on whatever suits his fancy.

Bloomberg 2020 is still an affront to small-d democratic sensibilities, a tribute not to his superior political skills or messaging compared with the other candidates, but his access to an enormous personal bank account.

Bloomberg is running a presidential campaign that Curtis LeMay would love, carpet-bombing the airwaves every single day.

In comparison to the other candidates, Bloomberg is a Wizard of Oz candidate, shielded and inflated by his TV ads.

If Bloomberg succeeds, he will enrich many TV stations, consultants, pollsters, and campaign workers, but impoverish our politics.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/mike-bloomberg-campaign-made-of-money/

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