Doesn't sound like Bloomberg is itching to help Biden.

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[rufus dog]

1. So he lied

Not shocking that he only cares about himself.

[brush]

18. This poster is uninformed and needs to take this down.

Bloomberg just kicked in 60m to Dem coffers a couple of weeks ago, and 100m to black medical schools last week.

[Thekaspervote]

23. Yes, take this down!! Biden doesn't need the money, but I'm sure if he did Bloomberg would do it

60 mil for the senate, which is just as important, 15 mil for the house

He’s using his money to help all Dems!!

[Trumpocalypse]

36. $60 million is a rounding error for Bloomberg

Link to tweet

[Amishman]

38. That's nice, but much less than what he promised.

He still lied. He pledged to employ his campaign team through Nov and use them for whoever won the nomination. He didn't follow through on that promise.

He does do beneficial things for our party but he is a fickle and untrustworthy ally.

[brush]

42. Please. He's also spending much on down ballot races I didn't mention.

Neither you or the poster nor I know the full extent of what's being donated. Do ya really wanna be the one complaining about someone donating hundreds of millions without know the facts, and knowing what else may be in the pipeline?

[yardwork]

57. Do you work for Bloomberg?

How do you know how much he's contributing ?

[brush]

60. Because it's reported in the news. 60m to Dem coffers a couple of weeks ago...

100m to four black medical schools last week, much funding of down ballot Dem races on-going. Keep up with the news and you won't come off as being uninformed.

[yardwork]

62. Being uniformed? I've never claimed to wear a uniform.

[brush]

64. The typo is corrected. Thanks for that. Now back to business.

Keep up with the news.

[yardwork]

56. Sounds to me like Bloomberg lied. He promised to help the Democratic nominee.

[brush]

58. Huh? Why would you say that if you read my post, the one you responded to?

You might also read the rest of the thread to get better informed.

[yardwork]

59. I've read the whole thread and my question to you remains.

1. Bloomberg promised to pour money into the Democratic nominee's campaign, and so far I haven't seen any sign that he's done so.

2. Do you work for Bloomberg?

[brush]

63. You haven't read the whole thread if you keep insisting that he hasn't.

[yardwork]

65. Show me where Bloomberg has given a dime to Biden.

That's what Bloomberg promised.

[brush]

67. He's given millions to Dem coffers but believe what you want to.

I'm done with this silliness.

[snowybirdie]

2. Billionaires

are all for themselves. That's how they got to be billionaires. At least he's spending on some altruistic endeavors. Forget this imposter. He's not with us.

[GemDigger]

3. I didn't trust him when he was running,

I don't trust him now and I doubt he will be trustworthy in the future. I would love for him to prove me wrong. Please Bloomberg, prove me wrong.

[SheltieLover]

6. Me either

[Buckeye_Democrat]

4. I'm not surprised at all.

Never fell for his promises of financial help.

[Hoyt]

5. Who is "Ed MD?" As the simplest of searches indicates, Bloomberg has been putting up millions to

help Democrats. I appreciate it.

https://www.wired.com/story/hawkfish-bloomberg-digital-army-fighting-for-democrats/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1164846#blogHeader

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mike-bloomberg-pledges-60-million-to-help-house-democrats/2020/08/17/a5756994-e0b5-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

[Nevilledog]

7. Quote is from the NYT

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. Bloomie said he would spend a billion.

[Hoyt]

11. He'll spend a bunch. Again, I appreciate any help.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

12. he's doing voter registration and funding down ballot. he did a

100/1 match for amy mcgrath.
biden is doing just fine. he doesnt need bloomie's money.
his checkbook is getting a work out.

i got no issues here.

[Blue_true]

17. I agree. Bloomberg is doing a massive haul for down ballot races and voting

access. I believe that is more important than giving money directly to help Joe, because issues like getting voters access actually helps Joe more.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

30. down ticket fueled '18

we flipped 3, count em, 3 red county boards here in northern IL.
and got several great new congressmen, like lauren underwood. red, red district.

plenty of small dollar donations going to the top of the ticket.
we can also do our part, and give down ticket. soooo much bang for the buck.

[still_one]

20. Same here. Typical NY Times to stir things up.

[Trumpocalypse]

37. Still not what he promised

Link to tweet

[Hoyt]

41. You can spend your time bashing Bloomberg. I'm appreciative of any help, including endorsements.

[Trumpocalypse]

43. Telling the truth about a lying billionaire

is not bashing.

[ProfessorGAC]

46. It's Not Yet Labor Day, And...

...he's already ponied up $75 million, plus $100 million to black educational institutions.
How can you say he's not lived up to his promise with 8 weeks to go?
On Nov 3, if he's still at $75 million, your point will be well taken.
Until then, it's a kneejerk reaction. Finding a problem where you want to find one.

[Trumpocalypse]

48. We'll see

But buying ad time in an election is not like running down to the store to buy a coke. It has to be done in advance. The longer you wait the less likely you can get on the air. Let’s also remember that Bloomberg said he was going to keep his campaign staffers in place until the election and then fired them all. So he has lied about his intentions already and doesn’t get the benefit of the doubt.

[ProfessorGAC]

51. I Just Said That

Also, I don't agree upon the time needed.
Contracts for ads is boilerplate stuff. Nothing more complicated that buying a car, cash.
And, have you noticed how rapidly LP is assembling their ads.
Their stuff is coming out a day or two after PINO provides an attack site.
Exactly how much time is needed when we've seen evidence, for 2 months, that the turnaround time is less than a week.

[Trumpocalypse]

53. You're wrong

Ad buys, especially in local markets need to be done weeks in advance. Creative executions can be swapped in and out fairly quickly but the actual ad time needs to be purchased well in advance.

[ProfessorGAC]

54. Hilarious!

Keep digging!

[Trumpocalypse]

55. Stating reality is not digging

Deny it to defend a lying billionaire is.

[progressive nobody]

9. We don't need the A$$. I'm sorry if I offend but he is like Trump in his

What's in it for me. I'm not able to make sure my bottom-line is protected and I'm taking my money ball and go home.

[brush]

21. Wrong. See post 18, and others. Bloomberg has donated quite a haul to Dems.

[still_one]

24. +++

[still_one]

22. No he isn't like trump

[jalan48]

10. He wanted to stop Sanders or Warren from getting the nomination, that was it. It was interesting to

see some supporting this former Republican here on DU however.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. He was fiscally conservative

He was fiscally conservative but took nanny state stances like banning Big Gulps that even most liberals oppose.

[RelativelyJones]

13. Bloomberg is just a really entitled, arrogant dude. He also stiffed his campaign staff.

[Blue_true]

15. He his putting several hundred million dollars into down ballot races.

My argument is that is very important also. Often we let our presidential campaigns suck up all the money and famish down ballot candidates. We need to be smarter than that and our presidential ticket needs to be resourceful with the money it gets.

[Maraya1969]

16. He has donated .0034 of his fortune. 1/3 of 1% Pathetic. Actually according to NYT it's .00086

Billionaires are a loathsome group. I can't wait until some tax is written on everything over several million.

Edit: I used figures from someone on Twitter. From the figures I got at the Times his total donated =

.00086 of 56 billion that he has

[gulliver]

19. Ed who?

Sorry, but this could just be someone in an obscure "pro-Biden" group (or "two&quot trying to put pressure on Bloomberg. We'd need to know which "pro-Biden" groups did the asking. I want Biden/Harris controlling the message as much as possible, frankly. I don't think ad blitzes or any kind of half-baked "blitz" will really help. Given Bloomberg's results in the primary, I doubt Bloomberg is an ad blitz believer.

[Nevilledog]

25. The inset is from the NYT

[gulliver]

29. It could just mean Bloomberg's waiting for the right plays.

I don't really think we want Bloomberg jumping on (as I say) half-baked ad blitzes or blitzes of any kind. He got burnt on that himself. Suppose Bloomberg put, say, $10 million into some upstart "pro-Biden" group and they turned out to be negatives. Maybe their approach alienates people, or their leader is caught skimming, or whatever. Bloomberg can take his time, imo.

[Trumpocalypse]

39. Excuses for a lying billionaire

Link to tweet

[gulliver]

44. See, this is divisive of Democrats, some of whom supported Bloomberg.

This Ed MD, whoever he is, is deigning to dictate to Bloomberg when and where Bloomberg should spend his money. And who really knows what Bloomberg is doing? Once Ed MD donates (or pulls in donations of) $80 million, then he can talk. (Of course, he can talk now, but there's no weight there.)

[Trumpocalypse]

45. More excuses

Nothing wrong with holding a lying billionaire accountable for his promises. If we don’t, we are no better than Trump cultists.

[zentrum]

26. He was an effed up

…Mayor of NYC too. Do Not Trust This Man.

[sarisataka]

27. I have been told many times

the he is just waiting for the nomination to start spending money and keep his promise to spend money and defeat Trump.
I have been convinced by all of those who have had faith in this promise. He won't waffle and point out his own campaign cost him a billion dollars. He won't cheese out and count money he spends on other races as well; after all he spent a lot putting many Republicans into some of those seats, this would just be undoing some of the damage of the past.
I'm sure our great white Savior will act and support Biden when the moment is right.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

34. It's a sequel to "Waiting for Godot"

[BannonsLiver]

35. Well if you informed yourself you wouldn't need to wait.

You’d know that he’s already spent tens of millions on down ballot races as mentioned by others in the thread. No need to turn into a skeleton on a park bench.

[Trumpocalypse]

40. Tens of millions is not what he promised

Link to tweet

[sarisataka]

47. I believe when he promised to support the nominee

it was in the Presidential race, down ballot wasn't mentioned.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate any money going to Democratic candidates. But I also look with both eyes. Bloomberg has a history of supporting Republicans as well as Democrats. Arguably he is responsible, at least in part, for Republicans having a Senate majority.

I have an instinctive distrust of those who play both sides. I am not disappointed in his lack of action as I didn't expect anything in the first place. I was supremely unsurprised when it was quietly announced his total campaign cost was just over a billion dollars. That conveniently technically fulfilled his promise to spend a billion in the Presidential race.

[musclecar6]

31. I think

Bloomberg wants Trump out of office just as badly as any of us on here do. I think he will be there with the money where and when it counts.

[stillcool]

32. any source? Any mention of what he..

has already contributed? I hate people that can't wait to bring someone down...for any reason, but especially no reason. Vicious attack dogs.

[TeamPooka]

33. Fuck Mike Bloomberg.

[Awsi Dooger]

49. I do wish he'd target Florida

It is the most pivotal state in terms of margin for error, and Bloomberg's ads demonstrated a great feel for the Florida electorate.

However, it's more than amusing to see the situational realities botched to such extreme. I argued countless times in General Discussion Primaries that if you wanted Bloomberg's money you'd need to nominate Bloomberg. How can Kamala Harris' debate attacks be dismissed as "that's politics" without recognizing that a $1 billion pledge from Mike Bloomberg in January 2020 is going to settle as "that's politics." That's when the $1 billion pledge occurred, in mid January. Bloomberg was gearing up his own ads in anticipation he'd be the nominee.

This article details many of the donations Bloomberg has made, with section below the key summary: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/896545732/bloomberg-vowed-to-spend-whatever-it-takes-to-beat-trump-dems-are-still-waiting

"Altogether, it makes Bloomberg the single biggest donor to the Democrats this year, and it's having an impact on the ground, according to party strategists in battleground states.

North Carolina is one of those, and it has pretty much every political prize on the line in November with competitive contests for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House seats, governor and control of the state Legislature, with redistricting looming next year.

"What the Bloomberg campaign did right was they put money into field organizing," said state Rep. Graig Meyer, who is in charge of fundraising and recruiting for Democratic Statehouse candidates. "And so that getting campaign operations up and running, building a volunteer base, setting up the structure for direct voter contact — all of that is happening because they made that investment through the DNC."

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

50. I don't care, I think Biden can campaign well without Bloomberg's money. However, ...

... it would be nice if Bloomberg could support some of the Senate races, to get a Dem majority in that chamber.

[roman88]

52. Mr. "Stop and Frisk" isnt helping? What a surprise /s

He's just another arrogant billionaire with more money than brains or morals. Eff him

[Autumn]

61. I'll take door number "not a surprise".

[andym]

66. Bloomberg won't spend his cash until after Labor Day

The campaign season only starts then, but I wouldn't be surprised if he holds his powder until October-- a kind of October surprise.