Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,595 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:19 AM Jan 2020

Shock poll puts Mike Bloomberg at No. 2 behind Joe Biden in Florida's Democratic primary

In a major divergence from national polling, former New York City Mayor and billionaire philanthropist Mike Bloomberg is sitting in the No. 2 spot in Florida’s Democratic presidential primary.

A St. Pete Polls survey conducted Sunday and Monday among 2,590 Democratic voters from across the state showed former Vice President Joe Biden with a commanding 41% lead. But Bloomberg, not Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders, landed in second place with 17% support.

The poll was commissioned by Florida Politics.

The results released Tuesday show a staunch contrast to another national Quinnipiac University poll out the same day showing Bloomberg in fourth place with 8% support, though that’s still an improvement from where he had been.

Though the results only represent Florida voters, they are still significant. Not only is Florida a major swing state and a big pick up in the primary, St. Pete Polls was the first polling outfit to publicly forecast Trump winning Florida’s GOP presidential primary and one of the first to publicly predict Gov. Ron DeSantis beating former Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in 2018.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Shock poll puts Mike Bloomberg at No. 2 behind Joe Biden in Florida's Democratic primary (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2020 OP

Not that surprising given the Florida - New York conn3ction Dream Girl Jan 2020 #1

Bingo! eom BlueMTexpat Jan 2020 #19

No shock to me, only ads I have seen in FL are from Bloomberg at140 Jan 2020 #2

Money is honey IronLionZion Jan 2020 #3

Yepper spot on.................... turbinetree Jan 2020 #4

Damn right we do Devil Child Jan 2020 #5

Bloomberg is the only politician on air all the time. here in FL. lark Jan 2020 #6

In Texas as well. Amimnoch Jan 2020 #7

Yep, Bloomberg everywhere, when they said he's going to spend a billion dollars on ads, i believe it Baclava Jan 2020 #9

I hear his ad on NPR today. lark Jan 2020 #11

Jewish vote going to Bloomberg not Bernie. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #8

Ad blitz Loge23 Jan 2020 #10

Huge numbers of New Yorkers retire in Florida. Nt Quixote1818 Jan 2020 #12

Wait till they they find out he wants to cut social security. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2020 #13

As usual, since it's not Bernie, you fail to comprehend the statement en toto. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #14

Umm, Bloomberg definitely wants to cut Social Security. He doesn't even pretend not to. DanTex Jan 2020 #17

A Biden nomination Zeus69 Jan 2020 #15

... Scurrilous Jan 2020 #16

This could actually help out progressives if Bloomberg starts taking more centrist votes from Biden. DanTex Jan 2020 #18

Yuge Day! Feb 1! Sanders Has Invested A Pittance In Florida Thus Far - All Of Which Changes Saturday corbettkroehler Jan 2020 #20

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)

1. Not that surprising given the Florida - New York conn3ction

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:21 AM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)

19. Bingo! eom

Reply to Dream Girl (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 11:10 AM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

at140

(6,110 posts)

2. No shock to me, only ads I have seen in FL are from Bloomberg

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:23 AM

Jan 2020

Ads matter!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

IronLionZion

(45,452 posts)

3. Money is honey

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:36 AM

Jan 2020

which is why after Dems win the election we need some real campaign finance reform

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)

4. Yepper spot on....................

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:51 AM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Devil Child

(2,728 posts)

5. Damn right we do

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:52 AM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

lark

(23,105 posts)

6. Bloomberg is the only politician on air all the time. here in FL.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:07 AM

Jan 2020

Every night I see anywhere from 2-4 Bloomberg ads, every single night and I am in NE FL. I am not surprised at all that FL is interested in Bloomberg. He's the real thing that drumpf pretended to be and isn't - a successful businessman who had companies that were good to its' workers and who isn't a total fraud and criminal. If Biden or Bloomberg are the nominees, FL is in play. Think anyone else would have a tough time here? I will vote for Biden in the primary, and will vote for whoever is the person who wins the Democratic nomination in the general. I will also do GOTV efforts through the FL Democratic party for whoever it is, even if it's Bernie or Bloomberg, the 2 who are last on my list of preferences.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)

7. In Texas as well.

Reply to lark (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:12 AM

Jan 2020

Every day on ABC and CBS news I see his ad's. Only 2020 candidate at all that I've seen ad's for.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

9. Yep, Bloomberg everywhere, when they said he's going to spend a billion dollars on ads, i believe it

Reply to lark (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:22 AM

Jan 2020

Flooding media markets with ads, buying in everywhere, is quite the unconventional approach

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

lark

(23,105 posts)

11. I hear his ad on NPR today.

Reply to Baclava (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 04:31 PM

Jan 2020

He is spending money so fast, just wonder if it will be sufficient for him to capture the nomination and would be kind of surprised if it is.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

8. Jewish vote going to Bloomberg not Bernie.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:21 AM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Loge23

(3,922 posts)

10. Ad blitz

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:41 AM

Jan 2020

Bloomberg seems to be the only one blitzing FL with TV ads.
Money talks. America has become a nation of idiots addicted to TV.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Quixote1818

(28,946 posts)

12. Huge numbers of New Yorkers retire in Florida. Nt

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 04:55 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)

13. Wait till they they find out he wants to cut social security.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 04:59 PM

Jan 2020

https://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Mike_Bloomberg_Social_Security.htm

To reduce the deficit we must cut entitlements

Q: Your thoughts on the sequester?
BLOOMBERG: Winston Churchill once said, "You can always depend on America to do the right thing after exhausting all other possibilities." We've had a democracy for 235-odd years and it works in the end, and that's what's in important. Sequestering is here. It will go on for a while. It's not going to be the end of the world as we know it. And everybody was saying, "Oh, the worst-case scenario is exactly what we're going to implement." And now they're into the real world and they'll try to find ways to do more with less, and then hopefully Congress will come together and modify sequestering to cut things back where we can afford it and not where we can't. And keep in mind, no program to reduce the deficit makes any sense whatsoever unless you address the issue of entitlements, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, interest payment on the debt, which you can't touch, and defense spending. Everything else is tiny compared to that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

14. As usual, since it's not Bernie, you fail to comprehend the statement en toto.

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #13)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 05:00 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

DanTex

(20,709 posts)

17. Umm, Bloomberg definitely wants to cut Social Security. He doesn't even pretend not to.

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #14)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 01:06 AM

Jan 2020

https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/scolding-both-sides-bloomberg-calls-for-deficit-reduction/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303816504577309434216236936
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fix_the_Debt

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Zeus69

(391 posts)

15. A Biden nomination

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 05:09 PM

Jan 2020

Supported by Bloomberg’s wallet will be the path to November victory.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

16. ...

Reply to Zeus69 (Reply #15)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 01:01 AM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

DanTex

(20,709 posts)

18. This could actually help out progressives if Bloomberg starts taking more centrist votes from Biden.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 01:08 AM

Jan 2020

The big question then would be would Bloomberg actually put his wallet behind the Dem nominee, like he said he would, even if that nominee is Bernie or Warren.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

corbettkroehler

(1,898 posts)

20. Yuge Day! Feb 1! Sanders Has Invested A Pittance In Florida Thus Far - All Of Which Changes Saturday

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:33 PM

Jan 2020

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