Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumEd "Deform" candidate Mike Bloomberg plans to Promote Charter Schools
Presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg may have backed off supporting stop-and-frisk, but he plans to double-down on another controversial policy from his time as New York Mayor expanding charter schools.
Bloomberg will soon roll out an education plan that will include backing the privately managed schools as an option for families, his campaign office told The Post drawing a contrast with other top-tier Democratic presidential rivals.
Mikes education plan will absolutely promote charter schools, Bloomberg campaign spokesman Stu Loeser insisted.
https://nypost.com/2020/01/05/bloomberg-education-plan-to-promote-charter-school-expansion/?fbclid=IwAR0T7t-ZCIzTyVR-1OLoswvFYIcmcfAbFxXYBjwDepnpyTalt4dmbQmV6oc
One snapshot of the destruction Bloomberg's policies caused on NYC public schools. For more read Diane Ravitch's The Death and Life of Public Schools, and Reign of Error
https://socialistworker.org/2013/11/12/good-riddance-to-pep-puppets
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Loki Liesmith
(4,602 posts)It all depends on implementation.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Squinch
(50,957 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
liskddksil
(2,753 posts)who has enabled Moscow Mitch's majority with his past endorsements has no chance of being the nominee, I will do everything in my power to stop him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Squinch
(50,957 posts)There is no excuse for saying, "If candidate X wins the primary, I will not vote for him." No matter who the candidate is.
I'm not a fan of Bloomberg but I'll vote for him if he's the candidate.
The kind of idiocy that says, "If I don't get my way I will take my ball and go home!" is what got us into this mess to begin with.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
liskddksil
(2,753 posts)that was another poster.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Squinch
(50,957 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lark
(23,123 posts)Don't think he can win the Dem nomination, despite throwing a ton of $$ at it. He is not our friend, billionaires just don't have any clue about ordinary people's lives. Backing Charter schools is heinous and disqualifying in my book, but then so was Stop and Frisk.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,624 posts)Bloomberg was a Mayor for 12 years. Elected by Democrats three times. Whether you liked his policies or not, that gives him perspective.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lark
(23,123 posts)I will pledge to support him if the wins the Democratic nomination but there are other Democrats I think would be far better
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,624 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lark
(23,123 posts)I hope and pray he sticks to this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,624 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,624 posts)As for Bloomberg's endorsements, he has also backed myriad Democrats. He's a big gun control advocate and goes where he can for support (the Pat Toomey endorsement, which he gets heat for, was supported by Gabby Giffords as well).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lark
(23,123 posts)I don't trust the billionaires trying to run things for the benefit of themselves and other oligarchs - which is most of them. Bloomberg is running for president, Soros isn't - huge difference. I have no problem with billionaire folks who use their money to good cause, yes give the DNC huge donations, buy tv ads, support good Dems incumbents and challengers, support alternative energy sources. It's just most got to be billionaires by bilking others and scamming & stealing from the working class is generally their way of life - Adelson, Sinclairs, Murdoch, Koch are all examples of oligarchs that are dangerous. Far more of them than the 1-2 good guys.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dsc
(52,164 posts)and that is disqualifying for me. Not only was he GOP, he was horrific and has been horrifically anti teacher.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,624 posts)We refused to accept the false choice between supporting public-school teachers and giving parents options for their kids when they had none, and the city worked with our local teachers union to give our public school teachers a raise too. And we didnt just blindly invest in good public charter schools, Newark closed bad ones too.
As Democrats, we cant continue to fall into the trap of dismissing good ideas because they dont fit into neat ideological boxes or dont personally affect some of the louder, more privileged voices in the party. These are not abstract issues for many low-to-middle-income families, and we should have a stronger sense of urgency, and a more courageous empathy, about their plight.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/opinion/cory-booker-public-charter-schools.html
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden