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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez see 'class solidarity' in report Bezos asked Bloomberg to run
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"The fact that Bill Gates seems more willing to vote for Donald Trump than anyone else tells you everything you need to know about how far theyre willing to go to protect their excess, at the cost to everyday Americans, the progressive first-term lawmaker, who was in Iowa to campaign for Sanders, added.
Jeff Bezos, worth $150 billion, supporting Mike Bloomberg, whose worth only $50 billion, that's real class solidarity, Sanders said after composing himself, according to the newspaper.
Im impressed by that grassroots movement. We on the other hand have had over a million people contribute to our campaign ... So a little bit different approach to politics.
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He doesn't have to worry about coming into Iowa, he doesnt have to worry about going to New Hampshire or Nevada or South Carolina, he said. He's just going to spend, I suspect, hundreds of millions of dollars in media in California because he's a billionaire," he added. "So that's the corruption of the political system based on the kind of massive wealth inequality that exists right now."
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/469772-sanders-ocasio-cortez-see-class-solidarity-in-report-bezos-asked-bloomberg
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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez see 'class solidarity' in report Bezos asked Bloomberg to run (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Nov 2019
OP
I'm not voting for any damn billionaire who thinks he can buy the fucking presidency!
Maraya1969
Nov 2019
#3
msongs
(67,432 posts)1. so bernie is not going to spend millions of dollars in advertising himself? nt
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,389 posts)2. Bernie's "millions" are representative of the over million donors
that have contributed to his campaign.
That's simply not the case with Bloomberg.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
stopdiggin
(11,336 posts)5. an unnecessary jab
and all the while intentionally missing the point. ALL the candidates are spending money. The difference lies in where the money is coming from. But you knew that.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Maraya1969
(22,490 posts)3. I'm not voting for any damn billionaire who thinks he can buy the fucking presidency!
And I don't think enough other Democrats will either. I don't think he will win the primary.
Of course, if Hell freezes over and he does win I'll hold my nose and vote for him but I really hope that doesn't happen.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,389 posts)4. I believe it to be a safe bet that
Bezos' paper will not be too critical of Bloomberg.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ancianita
(36,130 posts)7. +1000
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Xandric77
(54 posts)6. The Washington Post now has a conflict of interest
it's hard to trust a Newspaper when the owner asked first that a person run for president
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,389 posts)8. I believe so as well Xandric.
I'm just wondering how long it will be before WAPO formally endorses Bloomberg?
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided