The first poll was a 4%er from MorningConsult…
The former Republican New York City Mayor, who is back to being a Democrat isn’t gonna go anyplace in the Democratic nomination race….
Don’t matter how much money he has, or will spend…
But keep spending FOR Democrats Mike….
A new Reuters-Ipsos poll shows that if former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was to formally enter the Democratic primary race, he would be tied nationally with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)
Released Friday, the national poll shows Bloomberg and Harris tied at 3 percent. Ahead of them is South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 6 percent, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) at 13 percent, and former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leading the pack at 19 percent each.
The 77-year-old billionaire had filed to appear on Democratic primary ballots in Alabama and Arkansas, but has yet to formally announce his bid. A Bloomberg representative declined Reuters request for comment….
Point 1 is Bloomberg has yet to spend a penny. If he were to saturate the airwaves with ads, his polls likely change.
Nonetheless, polling him together with Biden is sort of pointless. The entire crux of a Bloomberg campaign would be that Biden is out of the race.
Tom Steyer has saturated basic cable with ads. Hasn’t really helped him. Yeah Bloomberg has more name recignituon going in but still.
Steyers ads have actually helped him into the top tier of candidates nationally in the polls.
Bloomberg could buy and sell Steyer though basically.
I know you hate billionaires with a passion. Despite what you claim about them, Bloomberg, the grandson of immigrants, is completely self-made.
Oh for cripes sake, just because I don’t obsess over a billionaire losing a hundred million doesn’t mean I “hate them with a passion”
The few hundred or thousand of them in the USA will be alright no matter what.
Maybe you and your ailing party should focus on the millions upon millions of Americans who struggle from paycheck to paycheck
Tom Steyer is at 1% in the RCP polling averages…
The guy has spent $45M….
I’ve seen polls with him in the Top 5 nationally and in early states. His money has made a bit of a difference considering how huge the field is and the “big names” who had large head starts who are polling behind him.
His campaign is also in some potential hot legal water over cash for endorsement allegations.
Steyer…
Iowa 2.7%
NH 2.3%
Nev 4%
SC 4.5%
Ca .8%
Tx Zip
Mass 0.5%
The guy is throwing away his money….But he’s got a lot, eh?
Bloomberg would certainly not be the first candidate who ran for president to start a PAC beforehand to help other candidates running for office. I don’t recall that ever before being a controversy. I would have no reason to believe that Bloomberg would condition cash on an endorsement.
I also don’t believe that Bloomberg was planning to run. If he were, he could have planned his entry much better.
Talking about Steyer.
Google it.
Steyer’s campaign is accused of paying off Democrat political figures to endorse his Presidential campaign, which would be illegal.
Speaking of billionaires, anyone heard anything about Andrew Yang?
I was wondering what the liberals here thought of his Universal Basic Income proposal.
Good idea or bad?
Yang is definitely significantly short of being a billionaire though.
Another media favorite = Yang….
Several of these people will get jobs in a Biden admin….
He, he, he…..
I WAS waiting for u on Steyers campaign caper…
When I read the story about the Steyer campaign scandal my first thought was to scan for Keith’s name. Had it been there, I might have posted it sooner.
Bloomberg spend NO Money Yet?
Bloomberg already shelling out $100M for anti-Trump online ads, before formal announcement
More…
Yeah, he is just starting that today.
He’s going after Trump. You should be cheering him on. Maybe it will get the public to pay more attention to what Trump has been doing.
Steyer is all over tv down here in S.C.
I think he is still running around 4-5% here.
That’s pretty good considering. Look at who is behind him and how many there are.
RCP. has Stryker @ 4.5% average in SC
A lot of people down here are commenting on his voice.
Doesn’t bother me but some people find it annoying.
He looks like he probably bakes great cookies with his co-workers at Keebler.
Not a good look…..
Hey Jack…
Deval Patrick mention’s?
There is a lot of coverage in Chicago about Deval Patrick since he grew up there on the South Side.
Also, Axelrod is based out of here and clearly he (and apparently Plouffe) are in on Patrick.
Anybody who has followed Axelrod’s Twitter or public statements knows he doesn’t really think too highly of Biden.
Obama was rumoured to be interested in Patrick running…
But I would think it’s just way too late….
The choices are the top tier
Obama and Patrick are fairly close; Patrick consulted Obama before Patrick entered the 2010 Dem. primary for Governor of Massachusetts.
Haven’t seen anything about him yet.
Mike Bloomberg to spend $30M in political ads…
Steyer has spend $40m …..
Still in single digits….
Low single