It's Bernie's moment. But it's Bloomberg's race.

[brooklynite]

Washington Post

Well, you say, so what? Bloomberg can’t possibly win the nomination of this Democratic Party electorate, the one that almost nominated Sanders over Hillary Clinton (and wishes it had). The one that loves Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), celebrates Medicare-for-all and campaigns for transgender bathrooms. The one that’s woke, whatever that means.

That Democratic electorate, however, isn’t the Democratic electorate. Yes, that first group gets all the ink, but it doesn’t have as many votes. Someone who unifies more moderate, pragmatic Democratic voters will win virtually every big state beginning on Super Tuesday.

And as it happens, that’s when Mike Bloomberg’s campaign begins.

It isn’t hard to see the nomination as Bloomberg’s for the taking. Democrats believe they will lose to Trump with Sanders or Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Many harbor “reservations” about Biden. And they know that Buttigieg isn’t going to win the Masters the first time he plays the course.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Nah

My money’s on Patrick.

[Demsrule86]

8. No he is not even popular in Massachusetts and has real issues with the brother in law thing...

that was abuse of power. Any Democrat has my vote...but I can only imagine what the GOP would do to him in a general.

[BeyondGeography]

10. That was a joke

Just like Patrick's "campaign." A little early GDP attempted levity before sets in.

[ritapria]

3. Can you believe John Ellis wrote this ?

And the Post published this errant nonsense … People of Color will rally to the standard of Mayor Stop and Frisk ? ….The working class will embrace another Manhattan-based Billionaire who still proudly touts his support for the War in Iraq ? ….

[brooklynite]

4. Why did Hillary Clinton allow the "racist billionaire" speak at the 2016 Convention?

Bloomberg has acknowledged the racial impacts of stop-and-frisk...just as Biden has acknowledged the racial impacts of the crime bill.

[Demsrule86]

7. He gave lots of pretty money no doubt. But stop and frisk will not be forgotten and we will lose.

And he ran as a GOP...deal breaker for me except in a general...but he won't be the nominee.

[Amishman]

5. Probably lobbying for a better job at Bloomberg's news org

Any billionaire is a hard no for me. The ultra rich already control one party, they must not be allowed to control both

[Demsrule86]

6. Bloomberg won't win the nomination...wishful thinking on the part of a media person

who wants to stir up crap...he won't win, for the same reason Warren and Sanders won't win...he won't get AA vote...and of course if we nominated someone like him we lose the general...I vote blue in the general no matter who...but it is going to be Biden...media just doesn't want to be wrong IMHO. Bloomberg ran as a Republican in New York...and people here have said shit about Warren being GOP for some years..give me a beak.

[OnDoutside]

9. I would see Bloomberg as insurance against Biden failing.

[crazytown]

11. You left out the headline "Mike Bloomberg will soon be Democrats' dream candidate"

Wonder why ?

[brooklynite]

12. Because they changed the headline?

Always wonder why people assume there's a need to "influence" how stories are received here, since what happens here has no impact on the actual election?

[The Valley Below]

13. Reads like The Onion.

[Apollo Zeus]

14. I wish they would keep track of these peoples' predictions

So much of what passes for "news" now is simply pundits playing psychic. Fine but at least give us their track record so we know how good their abilities are.

[Voltaire2]

15. Bloomberg is going to hurt Biden

He has the financing to seriously campaign in the primaries and he will eat into the centrist voters that are Biden’s base.

It seems quite likely that nobody is going to just walk away with the nomination, that instead this going to be a long battle.