Bloomberg Quietly Plots Brokered Convention Strategy

[RandySF]

AS VEGAS — Mike Bloomberg is privately lobbying Democratic Party officials and donors allied with his moderate opponents to flip their allegiance to him — and block Bernie Sanders — in the event of a brokered national convention.

The effort, largely executed by Bloomberg’s senior state-level advisers in recent weeks, attempts to prime Bloomberg for a second-ballot contest at the Democratic National Convention in July by poaching supporters of Joe Biden and other moderate Democrats, according to two Democratic strategists familiar with the talks and unaffiliated with Bloomberg.

The outreach has involved meetings and telephone calls with supporters of Biden and Pete Buttigieg — as well as uncommitted DNC members — in Virginia, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma and North Carolina, according to one of the strategists who participated in meetings and calls.

With Sanders’ emergence as the frontrunner in the presidential primary, Democrats in those states have recently raised the prospect that the democratic socialist could be a top-of-the-ticket liability.



https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/20/bloomberg-brokered-convention-strategy-116407
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[Garrett78]

1. Because that wouldn't backfire on us.

Good grief.

[msongs]

2. one would prefer our candidates to rebuff his attempts. nt

[CalFione]

3. Every campaign should be planning their brokered convention strategy

If they aren't, they're being negligent.

[TwilightZone]

7. I'm sure they are.

Assuming one or more doesn't drop out in the coming few weeks.

[Moderateguy]

4. Smart move

Every candidate should be planning their strategy for a brokered convention

[Zolorp]

5. After his performance in the debates coupled with the information coming out...

I really can't support him taking the nomination in a brokered convention.

If he wins I'll still reluctantly support.

But man, he's bad. I doubt he can win against Trump in a reality TV world when he has no PR chops.

[TwilightZone]

6. Sanders tried to do the same thing in 2016.

He started a lot later, however.

The other four remaining candidates will likely need to be working on similar plans in the coming months if Sanders builds up a significant lead in delegates.

If Bloomberg really wants to stop Sanders, he should try to get the uncommitted members to all back the same candidate and try to consolidate the others behind that same candidate for second-ballot. Backing one of the others, whether it's Pete, Liz, Joe, or Amy, (or Tom, I suppose, though that seems unlikely) would probably have a better chance of succeeding. That's all assuming Sanders doesn't get a majority, of course.

The trick would be figuring out which one to back.

[customerserviceguy]

8. Bloomie has always engineered things

to get his way. A lack of charisma did not stop him from being the mayor of NYC for three terms.

[Amishman]

10. Yup, a two term limit didn't stop him either, he coerced a change

I assume his checkbook is doing it's best to build his contested convention strategy

This guy isn't just a poor choice, he is dangerous

[denem]

9. If you want someone to treat the party apart,

Bloomberg is the man. Sanders entire campaign has been a crusade against the "billionaire class".