Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBloomberg Quietly Plots Brokered Convention Strategy
AS VEGAS Mike Bloomberg is privately lobbying Democratic Party officials and donors allied with his moderate opponents to flip their allegiance to him and block Bernie Sanders in the event of a brokered national convention.
The effort, largely executed by Bloombergs senior state-level advisers in recent weeks, attempts to prime Bloomberg for a second-ballot contest at the Democratic National Convention in July by poaching supporters of Joe Biden and other moderate Democrats, according to two Democratic strategists familiar with the talks and unaffiliated with Bloomberg.
The outreach has involved meetings and telephone calls with supporters of Biden and Pete Buttigieg as well as uncommitted DNC members in Virginia, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma and North Carolina, according to one of the strategists who participated in meetings and calls.
With Sanders emergence as the frontrunner in the presidential primary, Democrats in those states have recently raised the prospect that the democratic socialist could be a top-of-the-ticket liability.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/20/bloomberg-brokered-convention-strategy-116407
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)Good grief.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
msongs
(67,465 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
CalFione
(571 posts)If they aren't, they're being negligent.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,505 posts)Assuming one or more doesn't drop out in the coming few weeks.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Moderateguy
(945 posts)Every candidate should be planning their strategy for a brokered convention
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Zolorp
(1,115 posts)I really can't support him taking the nomination in a brokered convention.
If he wins I'll still reluctantly support.
But man, he's bad. I doubt he can win against Trump in a reality TV world when he has no PR chops.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,505 posts)He started a lot later, however.
The other four remaining candidates will likely need to be working on similar plans in the coming months if Sanders builds up a significant lead in delegates.
If Bloomberg really wants to stop Sanders, he should try to get the uncommitted members to all back the same candidate and try to consolidate the others behind that same candidate for second-ballot. Backing one of the others, whether it's Pete, Liz, Joe, or Amy, (or Tom, I suppose, though that seems unlikely) would probably have a better chance of succeeding. That's all assuming Sanders doesn't get a majority, of course.
The trick would be figuring out which one to back.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)to get his way. A lack of charisma did not stop him from being the mayor of NYC for three terms.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Amishman
(5,559 posts)I assume his checkbook is doing it's best to build his contested convention strategy
This guy isn't just a poor choice, he is dangerous
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
denem
(11,045 posts)Bloomberg is the man. Sanders entire campaign has been a crusade against the "billionaire class".
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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