https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213794525

Also, Bloomberg's ad and data analytics firm HAWKFISH is now working for both the DNC and a Dem PAC called American Bridge.

That he took his toys and went home. He took a serious beating in those debates.

I'm still hoping I'm wrong.

I'd love to see him do something to pay off the Florida felons legal bills so they can vote. Wouldn't cost him squat compared to what he's worth.

Bloomberg-funded gun-control group to launch ad blitz against Trump, Republicans in N.C.

"A deep-pocketed group co-founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is planning a major ad blitz against GOP candidates running in North Carolina this year, arguing that they are unfit for office because they oppose increasing restrictions on access to firearms.

"The effort from Everytown for Gun Safety, dubbed “Gun Sense Majority: North Carolina,” will involve at least $5 million in ad spending opposing Republicans up and down the ballot, ranging from President Donald Trump to state legislators. The investment represents a significant bet that voters in the state are still motivated by issues of gun violence, even amid a lethal pandemic and the largest civil-rights movement in 50 years.

"Advisers to the group say they’re paying extra attention to North Carolina, which is not only a key presidential battleground state but is also hosting a marquee race between GOP Sen. Thom Tillis and Democrat Cal Cunningham that many operatives believe could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. “North Carolina could decide the presidency and the balance of the Senate, and it’s why we’re going to go all in with our most significant investment and effort ever,” said Charlie Kelly, a senior adviser for Everytown for Gun Safety.

"Everytown for Gun Safety was co-founded by Bloomberg as a political counterbalance to the National Rifle Association, the nation’s most prominent gun-rights group. The former mayor and multi-billionaire — who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination earlier this year — continues to be a major source of its fundraising, though the group does draw donations from other contributors. . . . . . .

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article243731847.html


I appreciate any help he offers.

The bus tape was early October and that turned out to be too early. We can talk all we want about absentee voting and early voting but bottom line most people wait until the final days.

I don't think $331 million to fight coronavirus is too bad. When Bloomberg made the initial pledge he had no way of knowing that another vital cause would show up

By some strange accounting coincidence his campaign cost a billion dollars.

Promise kept

I never put a drop of faith in Mr Stopandfrisk, and assume he his working his own priorities. So far I have been neither disappointed nor surprised.

Waxes and wanes at times.

Doesn't matter to me, that isn't an issue that influences which Democrats I vote for.

Right now the commercials would blend into semi-irrelevancy. We'd got to get close to the first debate, since any shift is likely to come at that stage. If Trump tries to get boisterous and rebound then hammer him down just prior to the debate, and afterward to mitigate any bounce.

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And it doesn't get any less false with each repetition.

First, Bloomberg pledged his support to the Democratic NOMINEE, whoever that may be. We do not have a nominee yet, and we will not have one until the end of the Democratic convention. So it is way too early to pass judgement on Bloomberg.

Second, he IS pouring huge sums of money into the effort to defeat Trump, only he doesn't crow about it. No need for me to repeat the instances of Bloomberg's input that have already been posted on DU, including this thread.

Third, Bloomberg's money doesn't come free of baggage. I am sure Biden doesn't want to spend too much time and effort defending himself against accusations of being in Bloomberg's pocket. So the longer Bloomberg and his money remain in the background, the better it is for Biden's campaign. Besides, why spend any money at all at the time when Trump is being so successful at hanging himself, all by himself?

If Bloomberg were smart, and he is, he would save his resources for the last minute decisive coup de grace, making sure Trump will not recover from it. And if Biden were smart, and he is, he would want Bloomberg to do exactly that.

I understand the impatience but maximum impact is late. Bloomberg's spots are fantastically crafted. They are going to stand out as superior to Lincoln Project or anything else.

The Comey letter was devastating because it happened at exactly the worst possible time, particularly with so many undecideds. If the timing of the bus tape and Comey letter had been reversed, Hillary would be president.

of Mr. Bloomberg -- and always thought the idea that what was really needed to right the ship of state was another billionaire plutocrat -- either hysterically funny, or crushingly sad, take your pick. But -- even coming from those fairly low expectations, I find the article a bit petty and small minded. When did we start deciding how much everybody else ought to be digging out of their pockets? Mr. Bloomberg has apparently not completely turned his back on the cause -- and given that, I think the where, how and when of his efforts are kind of up to him.

(I'm sure there will be plenty that disagree, but ...)
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He can keep his powder dry and jump in if needed. At the moment, Biden is doing well without the money and Trump is getting pummeled by republican groups.