Senate Democrats quietly celebrate former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's $50 million push for gun control

[SecularMotion]

WASHINGTON — Anxious Senate Democrats quietly celebrated former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement this week that he plans to spend $50 million this year to build a grass-roots network pushing for new gun controls.

“If he is successful, the people he will motivate to vote are extremely likely to vote for Democrats, period, end of story,” said one senior Senate Democratic aide.

“It could help drive Democratic turnout,” said another national Democratic strategist.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/senate-dems-celebrate-bloomberg-50-million-gun-control-push-article-1.1762487

[rrneck]

1. Why did it have to be a quiet celebration? nt

[spin]

4. Good point. (n/t)

[Eleanors38]

6. Damn, beat me to it.

[NYC_SKP]

2. "Michael Bloomberg" and "Grass-roots" in the same sentence?

[sarisataka]

3. Maybe they meant

to fertilize?

That is rather tepid cheering in the article. I suppose they want to know how much of that $50 million will be going against Democrats before going on record with support.

[Lizzie Poppet]

5. Thank goodness we have Mayor Big Gulp to look out for us!

I feel ever so much safer now...

[Eleanors38]

7. "...ready to take on anti gun control Democrats again."

And some Democrats cheer.

Quietly.