Mike Bloomberg bets big on California, but the state has a history of rejecting ultra-wealthy

[TexasTowelie]

Mike Bloomberg bets big on California, but the state has a history of rejecting ultra-wealthy candidates


Michael Bloomberg’s wildly expensive path to the White House runs straight through California — a state that’s proven to be treacherous for other candidates with big ambitions and even bigger bank accounts.

The former New York City mayor is taking an unorthodox move of skipping the early presidential primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire completely while dumping millions of dollars of his massive fortune on Super Tuesday states, including the Golden State. That strategy isn’t lost on anyone in California who has turned on a TV this month.

But other millionaires and billionaires who’ve tried to spend staggering sums to win Senate seats or the governor’s office in California have flamed out — most spectacularly tech executive Meg Whitman, who burned a record $141 million of her own money on her failed 2010 governor’s bid.

“The political roadways of California are littered with the bodies of candidates who tried to buy their way into office,” said Garry South, a Democratic strategist who ran successful campaigns against several self-funding candidates.

Read more: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/12/08/michael-bloomberg-california-presidential-election-self-funding/

[Cha]

1. KR

[The Valley Below]

2. This Californian doesn't see his campaign getting much traction here.

[Pachamama]

3. Mike Bloomberg will find himself disappointed with his California dreamin

Support from Moderate Republicans who are disgusted by Trump....yes, I am sure

But I don’t see him overwhelmingly convincing this Blue State to walk with him...

[bluestateboomer]

4. This Californian's vote is not for sale

I think many in the state feel that way.

[Sloumeau]

5. I was born in California, and I will tell you that Californian Democrats...

...will not be buying what Bloomberg is selling. Stop and Frisk alone makes his candidacy untenable.