I'm out on Bloomberg- recent donations to Republicans

[LeftTurn3623]

Last edited Sat Feb 15, 2020, 07:17 PM - Edit history (1)

On MSNBC it’s reported he just recently donated to Republican campaigns to help them get elected

Pat Toomey - Susan Collins - Pete King - Orrin Hatch


I live in PA. Pat Toomey is garbage. I can never support someone who helped elected Pat Toomey.


This guy is not a real democratic candidate. We have plenty of other good candidates. No need to vote for a wolf in sheep cloths

[applegrove]

1. You mean garbage not garage, right?

[LeftTurn3623]

13. Lol - yes

[Aviation Pro]

2. Because Toomey supported gun legislation

Stop telling half the story.

[jimfields33]

12. I can't imagine the democratic challenger would not have done the same gun control votes

[LeftTurn3623]

14. Sorry I don't support anyone that supports Toomey

[H2O Man]

28. I think that

you explained your position clearly in the OP. That included per Toomey. It seems curious that anyone would pretend that you are only telling half the story, then attempt to support that with information about Toomey.

[emmaverybo]

3. Yes. He is a Republican sympathizer and was all in for Bush and the Neo-Cons. Under Bloomberg,

civil liberties will be at risk and so the world.

We need to get back to those candidates who are genuine liberals and progressives.

[Saviolo]

6. Not only is a bad candidate

I don't believe he would win against Trump anyway. I just don't think he would get people excited enough. Everyone who says he's the best chance of defeating Trump, I think they're fooling themselves.

[emmaverybo]

7. It is a bad gamble. He does not inspire much love. He's not even likable as are all our candidates,

the real Democratic ones.

[MoonlitKnight]

4. We lose if it's a Republican running against a Republican in November

Pretty simple.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

16. THIS RIGHT HERE

Plus 2 billionaires running for President is the start of a dystopian novel. I don't need to live in it.

[squirecam]

21. Where was all this angst against Steyer?

Seems Bloomberg is only getting it because he is rising in the polls.

[DanTex]

22. Steyer doesn't support the same conservative policies as Bloomberg.

Steyer never donated to Republicans, and he didn't endorse George W Bush, and didn't do stop and frisk, or attack teachers unions, etc.

[squirecam]

23. So his billions are ok

for him to use in the race then?

[DanTex]

24. No, I don't support Steyer either. But there's a world of difference between the two of them.

[squirecam]

25. Yes

One is a threat to actually win.

[Devil Child]

31. I am disgusted by the thought of this occurring

We lose and America loses.

[evertonfc]

5. adios

[Kurt V.]

8. Plenty of republicans ignored trumps warning signs. I'll not be doing the same for Bloomberg

[emmaverybo]

11. Yes! Thinking that today. When someone tells you who he is...

[Kaleva]

9. Toomey supported gun control legislation.

[LeftTurn3623]

15. And the Democratic challenger didn't ?

[Zolorp]

10. The more the other candidates and their surrogates, the more I Like Mike

Keep it up!

[Cuthbert Allgood]

17. Keep donating to Republicans?

[Bendim]

35. Conceding the moral ground.

I’m making a mental note of everyone supporting or defending Bloomberg for when the inevitable time comes that these very same posters want to use the argument that anyone is racist or sexist etc,

To be so easily able to dismiss the factual reports of racism and sexism from Bloomberg because it apparently serves the higher goal of this one particular important election is the ultimate proof of someone’s moral character.

The reason progressives don’t get along with moderates is precisely because of something like this Bloomberg predicament, why are moderates ALWAYS willing to concede more and more and more of not only progressive policies but now even the moral convictions we as a party have stood by 50 years?

[Bradshaw3]

39. Well said

And welcome to DU.

[marble falls]

41. You're making a list of anybody who disagrees with you? Sort of an 'enemies' list? ...

The worst thing you can possibly imagine happens: Its Nov 3 and its down to Bloomberg vs Trump, "what are you going to do, Jack?".

I don't want another billionaire as a POTUS. BUT I will have no qualms at all voting for Michael Bloomberg and I will support him 100%.

People with qualms gave us Donald J. Trump.

[Bendim]

42. Nice try.

I’m making a list of people who show no shame in being hypocritical on issues of racism and sexism when it comes to Bloomberg for the very next time they decide to make racism and sexism an issue against someone they don’t like.

Obviously I will vote for the Democratic nominee, even if hypocritical people force Bloomberg on us as the nominee.

But being forced to vote for him because his direct opponent is Trump is not what we as a party should be forcing down the throats of democratic supporters who have principles and core beliefs about racism and sexism.

[marble falls]

43. So you'll cast aspersions at others as hypocrites until Bloomberg is the choice at which ...

point its not hypocrisy with you but pragmatics.

We know all we need to know about who said what and when. We all have evolved our stand through the years.

We know who the candidates are and what we really need is an end to constantly repeated snipes and get down to policy and save the invective and moral outrage for Donnie Two Scoops.

I, just like Hillary Clinton worked in our first campaigns for Barry Goldwater.

Now, then: can we just go after Donnie and Mike Pence?

[Bendim]

44. We don't need Bloomberg support Bloomberg as the nominee to go after Donnie.

Yes we can go after Donnie, but no way should we sacrifice our principles in support of Bloomberg just because he has money to run ads and troll trump.

Accepting and rationalising the countless upon countless racist and sexist quotes and policies from Bloomberg that keep coming to light every day doesn’t help us to defeat Donnie, it weakens us because when we give up our democratic core principles in the pursuit of a higher goal, we can’t just credibly pick them up when it suits us again and expect to be taken seriously when we call out either racism or sexism in future.

[SharonClark]

18. NO Democratic candidate should donate to any repug

This shows Bloomberg's lack of loyality to and solidarity with the Democratic Party.
He can't possibly speak for the Democratic Party.

[BeckyDem]

19. Its who he really is, make no mistake about it.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

20. Ay dios otro cosa--que mas? "When people show you who they are, believe them."

[Maya Angelou]



[ay dios: omg!]
[otro cosa:something else]
[que mas..what else?]

[BlueTsunami2018]

26. We're being openly infiltrated.

And sabotaged. Bloomberg is no friend of ours. It’ll turn my stomach to have to vote for him.

[redstateblues]

27. Bloomberg helped us take back the House. He supported one 20 candidates

How man did Bernie help elect?

[rzemanfl]

29. Wasn't this same thing posted yesterday or the day before?

At least Bloomberg goes after Orange Julius Caesar-

Link to tweet

[totodeinhere]

37. It needs to be posted every day until it gets through to the Democratic base that Bloomberg

cannot be trusted.

[rzemanfl]

38. Redundancy is fun? n/t

[apcalc]

30. Yes, Pat Toomey is a bum. I'm ashamed he is my senator.

[apcalc]

32. Yes I agree. Bloomberg donated to Toomey in 2016

And my local R Congressman, Brian Fitzpatrick in 2018.

Yup. He cannot be trusted.

[Ponietz]

33. In 2012 he supported Scott Brown(R) in his run against Elizabeth Warren

No way that earns my trust.

[link:https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/26/bloomberg-republican-endorsement-2020-073807|

[obnoxiousdrunk]

34. The money

he donated to Democrats in 2018 should be returned. The blue wave and all that ....

[totodeinhere]

36. He also donated recently to Rick Snyder, who had a big hand in poisening the water in

Flint Michigan.

[DesertRat]

40. I think about what it really means when Bloomberg says he Trump "know a lot of the same people."

I don't trust him.