Breaking: Bloomberg qualifies for next Democratic debate

[Polybius]

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg on Tuesday qualified for his first appearance in a Democratic presidential primary debate.

The billionaire media mogul received 19 percent of support from an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, allowing him to join the stage at the Feb. 19 debate in Las Vegas.

Candidates need four national polls showing 10 percent or higher support or 12 percent or more in two single-state polls of Nevada and South Carolina. They have until 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 18 to qualify for the debate, which is being hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and the Nevada Independent.

Candidates can also qualify by winning at least one delegate from the Iowa caucus or the New Hampshire primary. To date, former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have all qualified for the stage, according to an unofficial NBC News survey.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bloomberg-qualifies-next-democratic-debate-n1134976

[Sherman A1]

1. Gee, what a surprise........

money talks.

[Magoo48]

19. Sorta wish billionaires would just butt the fuck outta everything.

I don’t know, is it just me.

[Sherman A1]

22. I feel the same

So it’s not just You.

[honest.abe]

2. Not only did he qualify, he passed up Joe Biden.

I suspect many Biden supporters are switching to Bloomberg. I am going to wait until after the debates and NV and SC to decide.

[NCProgressive]

3. Bloomberg has a great chance of defeating Trump

Sanders has zero chance. Sanders will be shredded, pulverized and exposed when republicans unleash their oppo. We will lose 45 states if Sanders is the nominee and a chill runs up my spine at that thought.

[bearsfootball516]

4. 45 states?

So you’re telling me we’ll lose the entire northeast?

[uponit7771]

8. Bloomberg has a great chance of lowering minority turnout, his recent polling is horrible. The Q

... poll was an outlier and the M$M knows it

[DaDeacon]

13. I dont agree with you at all but.

Im just shocked that so many are ok letting a guy buy his way into the race without having to prove his viability to the voters. I have my feelings about the guy who endorses GWB for a second term BUT I dont think you can buy credibly with the left.

[Sherman A1]

23. I see it the other way around

I except Bloomberg to be the nominee and expect a huge loss in November.

[BlueTsunami2018]

5. Bloomberg is my last choice of the viable candidates.

I really don’t like the way this is going but then I never like the way it goes in the primaries. Oh well.

[Aviation Pro]

6. Bloomberg

Is cutting through all the noise and fiercely attacking the shitbag.

That’s what the polls reflect.

[BlueMTexpat]

7. That's good because I think that

any idea that Bloomberg could "debate" with the Criminally Deranged Thug in the WH might take some hits.

[Renew Deal]

10. You should be careful what you wish for.

He could come out ready to go. Then what? It will be impossible to slow him down.

[BlueMTexpat]

11. ...

[Renew Deal]

12. You know he's polling at 2nd place as of today?

Laugh today, and you might be crying in May.

[BlueMTexpat]

14. So far, he's not had to deal with

ANY challenging questioning or with people who disagree with him.

It's all money and an ad blitz. Both are effective.

But seeing him act and react on stage with some stellar candidates who know their stuff will be an entirely different scene.

[Renew Deal]

16. You fail to realize that people might end up satisfied with his answers.

Isn’t that a possibility?

[Renew Deal]

9. Well, this will be fun

Let’s see how prepared he is to discuss the issues.

[BlueMTexpat]

15. We can agree on this. eom

[safeinOhio]

17. How much money has the one in

second place spent more than those in second, third, fourth and so on. So, it’s not the money spent, but how much. Let’s keep it honest.

[IronLionZion]

18. You can buy anything in America with enough money

[JackInGreen]

20. If you're supporting Bloomberg

And not down for an aristocratic feudal state, what are you doing?

[brutus smith]

21. I see some Biden supporters are already jumping to the Bloomberg ship.

Surprise, Surprise. (sarcasm)

[MoonRiver]

24. This should be interesting, since Bloomberg is the one with a target on his back.