Feb 11, 2020NH better be BERNING up
Feb 11, 2020
Synopsisjust need the kids to show up today. biden wasn't supposed to collapse this early tbh
bloomberg having an absolute field day watching on from the shadows lol
Feb 11, 2020·1 replymore worried about bloomberg and his money than anyone else tbh. he could burn a billion easy to plaster his face on every tv screen. and when he starts doing bernie attack ads it’s gonna get really exciting
- Feb 11, 2020Synopsis
When do results start coming in
Polls close 7 est
- Feb 11, 2020·1 replyLou
more worried about bloomberg and his money than anyone else tbh. he could burn a billion easy to plaster his face on every tv screen. and when he starts doing bernie attack ads it’s gonna get really exciting
pretty sure he said he plans to spend 10 billion. i don't think he's even hit 1 billion yet.
Feb 11, 2020·2 replieskrishna boundpretty sure he said he plans to spend 10 billion. i don't think he's even hit 1 billion yet.
why do i imagine that outside of splitting the vote he also isn’t even really “spending” all this money? like aren’t you able to like do some type of tax write off s*** or funnel it thru PACs where you aren’t even really at that much of a loss by the end?
i really find it hard to believe he just burning cash wit no ulterior motive, fallback or reason for doing so - since i think it’s p much acknowledged he not beating trump, even if he somehow steals the nom
- Feb 11, 2020·1 replyDickerSpaniel
why do i imagine that outside of splitting the vote he also isn’t even really “spending” all this money? like aren’t you able to like do some type of tax write off s*** or funnel it thru PACs where you aren’t even really at that much of a loss by the end?
i really find it hard to believe he just burning cash wit no ulterior motive, fallback or reason for doing so - since i think it’s p much acknowledged he not beating trump, even if he somehow steals the nom
well you see the point isn't beating trump, it's making sure bernie doesn't win.
- Feb 11, 2020·1 replySynopsis
well you see the point isn't beating trump, it's making sure bernie doesn't win.
yeah but like how does that really benefit bloomberg at all tho
- Feb 11, 2020·1 reply
bloombergs probably got assurances from all his billionaire pals that they’ll reimburse him for stopping bernie
- Feb 11, 2020·1 replyDickerSpaniel
yeah but like how does that really benefit bloomberg at all tho
he won't have to pay higher taxes or see his influence diminished.
- Feb 11, 2020·1 replyDickerSpaniel
why do i imagine that outside of splitting the vote he also isn’t even really “spending” all this money? like aren’t you able to like do some type of tax write off s*** or funnel it thru PACs where you aren’t even really at that much of a loss by the end?
i really find it hard to believe he just burning cash wit no ulterior motive, fallback or reason for doing so - since i think it’s p much acknowledged he not beating trump, even if he somehow steals the nom
he almost certainly wants to force a brokered convention where he thinks he'll be elected or at least be picked as a VP by an establishment moderate like Biden
- Feb 11, 2020Synopsis
he won't have to pay higher taxes or see his influence diminished.
i mean i guess, it just seems a little weird that he’d be so pressed and personally invested that it makes more sense to torpedo bernie’s campaign as opposed to just moving all your s*** off shore and dippinglike i’m sure all these dudes feel threatened ofc and rather trump (especially since ppl like bloomberg not even trying to be “left” fr,) as opposed to bernie but unless legit back room deals and teams been organized i don’t really see bloomberg doing this all “selflessly” for his billionaire buddies and burning thru cash (and potentially opening up his image and business to blowback - we seeing this stop and frisk and racist s*** now whereas if he kept his nose down we wouldn’t) so idk
- Feb 11, 2020·1 replykrishna bound
he almost certainly wants to force a brokered convention where he thinks he'll be elected or at least be picked as a VP by an establishment moderate like Biden
i mean i can see it, i do think it’s very strategic to enter the race as late as he did and burn as fast now when “rising” polls can have big effect on perception
he waited until everyone else burned their cash and got ripped by the media and trump relentlessly and for the herd to thin considerably before jumping in and just going overboard.
i just don’t know specifically whyyy
like you can tell he don’t really seem like he genuinely in it for the presidential seat bc it definitely doesn’t seem viable against trump fr - Feb 11, 2020·1 replyDickerSpaniel
i mean i can see it, i do think it’s very strategic to enter the race as late as he did and burn as fast now when “rising” polls can have big effect on perception
he waited until everyone else burned their cash and got ripped by the media and trump relentlessly and for the herd to thin considerably before jumping in and just going overboard.
i just don’t know specifically whyyy
like you can tell he don’t really seem like he genuinely in it for the presidential seat bc it definitely doesn’t seem viable against trump frI think he's less worried about being president himself and more is making a strong stand against what he sees as the democrat party becoming more progressive. He's trying to shift their overton window to the right.
- Feb 11, 2020krishna bound
I think he's less worried about being president himself and more is making a strong stand against what he sees as the democrat party becoming more progressive. He's trying to shift their overton window to the right.
and come 2024 ....
neon 🍄Feb 11, 2020·edited·1 replyLoubloombergs probably got assurances from all his billionaire pals that they’ll reimburse him for stopping bernie
plus bloomberg is so rich that 351 million is like pocket change to him
it's 1/2 of 1% of his wealth lol
- Feb 11, 2020·1 replyneon· edited
plus bloomberg is so rich that 351 million is like pocket change to him
it's 1/2 of 1% of his wealth lol
he's going to spend 10 billion, and that's only like 1/10th of his net worth. insane
- neon 🍄Feb 11, 2020krishna bound
he's going to spend 10 billion, and that's only like 1/10th of his net worth. insane
god damn he's gonna spend 10 billion
and yeah that's 15% of his wealth
this s*** is so f***ed i hope it back fires on him
Feb 11, 2020·2 repliesSynopsisWhy are you lying lmfao
There's a candidate who is literally building his base with young people and working class people by talking about the issues they care about and just had the biggest rally of any candidate so far
So as a big Bernie fan, how likely do you think it is that Bernie actually successfully captures enough delegates at the convention to keep it from going to a second round of voting where super delegates get involved? With the amount of candidates involved, Bernie winning every primary may not be enough to get to the required number to keep that from happening. It’s hard to find the exact rules and which states are winner take all and what not, but if the race stays this close then he could end up a couple hundred delegates short despite winning every state.
I was just watching a podcast and they talked about how in that scenario there’s a good chance Bloomberg could get the nomination through superdelegates without actually having a plurality of the vote.
- Feb 11, 2020
- Feb 11, 2020·1 replyTheory
So as a big Bernie fan, how likely do you think it is that Bernie actually successfully captures enough delegates at the convention to keep it from going to a second round of voting where super delegates get involved? With the amount of candidates involved, Bernie winning every primary may not be enough to get to the required number to keep that from happening. It’s hard to find the exact rules and which states are winner take all and what not, but if the race stays this close then he could end up a couple hundred delegates short despite winning every state.
I was just watching a podcast and they talked about how in that scenario there’s a good chance Bloomberg could get the nomination through superdelegates without actually having a plurality of the vote.
I don't know, but I know if Bernie has the most delegates but not the amount needed to win on the first ballot and the dnc f***s him people better be ready to take to the streets.
Feb 11, 2020if Bloomberg’s the dem nom, Trump’s getting re elected
- Feb 11, 2020Synopsis
I don't know, but I know if Bernie has the most delegates but not the amount needed to win on the first ballot and the dnc f***s him people better be ready to take to the streets.
The podcast was talking about how many of the super delegates and party officials have taken Bloomberg money in some or fashion, through campaign funds/charity organizations/workshops etc. Also talked about how the media likely wants a Bloomberg victory because of all the ad money that would generate for them.
Feb 11, 2020allinasecondhttps://twitter.com/BethLynch2020/status/1227237015697186820
he done
Seeing conservatives go full Dems Are The Real Racists over this has been nauseating
- Feb 11, 2020·1 replyTheory
So as a big Bernie fan, how likely do you think it is that Bernie actually successfully captures enough delegates at the convention to keep it from going to a second round of voting where super delegates get involved? With the amount of candidates involved, Bernie winning every primary may not be enough to get to the required number to keep that from happening. It’s hard to find the exact rules and which states are winner take all and what not, but if the race stays this close then he could end up a couple hundred delegates short despite winning every state.
I was just watching a podcast and they talked about how in that scenario there’s a good chance Bloomberg could get the nomination through superdelegates without actually having a plurality of the vote.
None of the states are winner take all I believe
I personally think that there’s a very high chance nobody gets 50% of the delegates on the first ballot
Convention should be exciting, if demoralizing