I just don’t understand what Michael Bloomberg is doing.
How egotistical must that man be to think he can be nominated at this point? He’s literally burning cash in front of America and it’s too late. The irony behind all of this is it plays so freaking well for Bernie Sanders. To date, this is still Sanders vs. Biden. People seem to think Biden is done with no hope but the reality is that Biden is the only one with the infrastructure to campaign his way through the nation, even with the supposed cash issue he has. Odds are if it’s not Sanders, it’s still Biden. Bloomberg is actually just eating into that share, dividing any Sanders opposition (along with the rest of them) and quite literally being the one pacent of the one pacent... literally standing on a pedestal in front of Sanders to be made an example of.
Alls I’m saying is... Bloomberg is a gift wrapped with a bow made out to Bernie.
You beat me to this post.
Here's the deal. Bloomberg says he was running in case Biden couldn't be a contender to win. Yet, he will be the sole reason that Biden won't win. Not saying Biden would beat Bernie. But definitely possible. Super Tuesday States like TX, VA, OK, FL, GA, TN, NC, Ark, AL. That means getting the majority of about 630 delegates. Now, not gonna happen.
I think everyone was surprised by Biden's poor showing. But now that I look back, I think... Bloomberg was hanging over it the whole time. People knew that he was the alternate to Biden. And he had billions of dollars. So I think they felt like it was never really going to happen for Biden in the end. And they were right.
I think the bigger story now is. If Bloomberg is really going through with this, Who will do the right thing and drop out.
Amy has to - She has 7 delegates and will end Super Tuesday with around 37 if she wins MN.
Warren has to - She has 8 delegates, looking like she may not win MA. and will end up with 8.
Pete has to - He has 25 delegates and will receive no more from what I can tell.
Biden really should but also is the only one with prospects from this point forward. He has 15 delegates and looking like he will probably have about 40 or more after SC. Then he still could pull a few hundred or so on Super Tuesday. Would have been able to double that if not for Bloomberg.
Right now I don't see Bloomberg being able to pull much more than Biden will in the end.
I think Bloomberg obviously has calculated out a lot. But I think his biggest miscalculation is not getting in the race for NV and SC. If he had. Then he could have ensured Biden and the rest drop out. And would put him in much higher standing against Bernie on Super Tuesday. In fact, I think he would have won had he done that one small change. But for now, I don't see it happening.
You couldn't really ask for more irony. A billionaire spends hundreds of millions to clear the way for the socialist who says billionaires shouldn't exist.
