Peter Brown wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:50 am
MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:36 am
RedFromMI wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:18 am
Bloomberg would be an extreme long shot at this point within the D primary - his winning NYC coalition includes a lot of Rs that wont have any say in picking the D nominee. In reality, he and any of the other billionaires who are running/toyed with running would be better off pushing Senate races...
That's probably right...however, I suspect that Bloomberg will be funding many a Senate race as well. I'd also bet we'll see a whole lot of ads and funding that take on a series of issues, such as what happened in VA this past cycle with his funding the gun control movement.
Not that my opinion maters, but if Mike Bloomberg runs, he has my vote 100x and Sunday. I don't just like Bloomberg, I positively love the guy, in spite of his college choices...
He would beat Trump imo handily. The problem would be what he creates in his wake...I see a Democrat Party permanently fissuring. I don't think he can bridge the divide between the hard Left and the middle Dems. And perhaps that is not a problem so much as a natural evolution of sorts, where the American political landscape becomes trifurcated.
Maybe, but that's the Dems problem. I'm an R.
Seems to me that he's the sort of D or R, I don't care the label, who actually analyzes serious problems, and devises actual solutions that make sense. Experiments and tests hypotheses.
He doesn't believe in spending for spending's sake, however believes government can and should play an important role in shaping outcomes. But do it smartly, efficiently.
So, I think that the actions he would take and promote, particularly if the Senate is either Dem or very close, would be pragmatic and actually accomplish serious movement on areas that progressives care about. Infrastructure. Education. Climate. Guns. Health costs. Poverty. immigration.
On each of these, I think he's sufficiently 'progressive' to be able to win the Dems to action, and some R's because the answers will be pragmatic and moderate by comparison.
Will the progressives be impatient for more, faster? Sure.
Will he face challenge the second time around? Probably...
But will he restore respect and credibility around the world? Yup
Will the economy be well managed? (no President can control, best case is don't screw it up) Yup
Will progress be made on long stuck issues? Yup
And will he attract and hire high quality people? You betcha.
But winning the Dem primary now will be hard.
But if he does, he'll chew Trump up, and that's ultimately a big attraction for the left.
I'm still a Mayor Pete and Amy Klobuchar fan, but if Bloomberg can actually win over the Dems, that's even better.