Out here in the much-hyped red-to-blue suburbs of Philly, I'm hearing more and more talk from not-on-Twitter normal voters about Mike Bloomberg
They are desperate to beat Trump. Bloomberg is positioning himself as the ugly way to make sure the deed is done.
What could happen...
They are desperate to beat Trump. Bloomberg is positioning himself as the ugly way to make sure the deed is done.
What could happen...
...is a) Bloomberg arrives on Super Tuesday as the anti-Bernie with a coalition of suburbanites and non-whites to counter the Sanders bloc
b) in 11/20, we hope that voters choose a (somewhat) benevolent billionaire philosopher-king over a nasty dictator
That means...
b) in 11/20, we hope that voters choose a (somewhat) benevolent billionaire philosopher-king over a nasty dictator
That means...
...the White House will either be bought, or retained by a cheating, corrupt autocrat
If this happens, I know I'll pull the lever for Bloomberg --and then immediately throw my energies into fighting against climate change and for a real government of the people by 2024
If this happens, I know I'll pull the lever for Bloomberg --and then immediately throw my energies into fighting against climate change and for a real government of the people by 2024
By the way, here's what I wrote when Bloomberg entered the race, and my opinion hasn't changed. Although my early assessment of his chances may have been wrongly pessimistic inquirer.com/opinion/commen…
Hey, so I'm writing a column about this and I've love to hear from anyone who's moved from Warren or any of the other Dems toward Bloomberg in the last week or two. Contact me at wbunch@inquirer.com and maybe you'll be in the Philadelphia Inquirer
