Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBloomberg to Give $18M to DNC; State Parties Get Offices
Mike Bloomberg is transferring $18 million from his presidential campaign to the Democratic National Committee in what is the largest such transfer ever.By Associated Press, Wire Service Content March 20, 2020, at 11:01 a.m.
Bloombergs contribution amounts to more than the national party's typical cash balance. The transfer will help the DNC make up for some of the steep fundraising disadvantage when compared with its Republican counterpart, which routinely has raised tens of millions more than the Democratic organization throughout election cycles.
One of the worlds wealthiest men with a net worth estimated to exceed $60 billion, Bloomberg promised throughout his campaign that he would help Democrats try to defeat President Donald Trump regardless of how his own White House bid fared.
The Bloomberg campaign, which hired a staff of 2,400 people across 43 states, will also transfer its offices in six pivotal states to the Democratic parties in those states, to help accelerate their hiring and organizing. Those states are Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Former Bloomberg campaign staffers in those offices will continue to be paid by his campaign through the first week in April and have full benefits through the end of April. After that, they could in theory offer the state parties a trained and ready pool of potential hires to build out their operations heading into the November general election.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-03-20/bloomberg-to-give-18m-to-dnc-state-parties-get-offices
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)I hope his media people sign on with Mr. Biden, they are first-rate.
"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)because he executed some rather unpopular policies. But he also supports several other ones that are of high importance to true-blue liberals...gun control, climate change, etc. And he puts his money where his mouth is helping get Democrats elected to Congress from all over, and that's every bit as important as getting Biden into the White House.
I, for one, am thrilled to have Mayor Mikey on the team...Bloomberg's $60 billion will prove to be an effective counterweight to Trump's $70 billion Putin...and that's a conservative estimate. At least our multibillion dollar benefactor has an American birth certificate...which mysteriously doesn't seem to be quite as important to Republicans as it did just a few short years ago.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Vivienne235729
(3,734 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
FailureToCommunicate
(14,325 posts)millions, to donate? (Personal Protection Equipment)
Or has that already been reported.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
W_HAMILTON
(8,496 posts)The issue seems to be supply.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
honest.abe
(9,238 posts)He is a decent man who is clearly on our side... despite the issues from his past. I give him a pass on all that now that he seems to have seen the light.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
colsohlibgal
(5,276 posts)A filthy rich guy working for us is a good thing.
We need all three branches to start getting back to sanity and a move away from the Koch world.
Maybe we could also start investigating some of the woefully unqualified far right semi Nazi Judges Orange Creep appointed
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Thats how you end a campaign. You marshal your resources to defeat Trump.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
William769
(55,830 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MelissaB
(16,558 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wyldwolf
(43,891 posts)Which is the better friend to the Democratic party and the mission to defeat Trump?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(305,440 posts)Defeating trump, too.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)He is now showing us some more of his thought processes-- the goal is to Dump Trump and get the country back on track.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden