Bloomberg pulls out of tonight's CNN Town Hall

[Funtatlaguy]

Anderson Cooper said that Bloomberg told CNN that he was not doing Town Hall to instead concentrate on debate prep.

[FBaggins]

1. Well... he certainly needs him some debate prep

But this certainly doesn’t make him look good

[W_HAMILTON]

2. That's awkward as hell.

I hope all those people fooled by Bloomberg's glitzy ads come back home to Biden when Super Tuesday rolls around. Bloomberg seems very much like a smoke and mirrors candidate, with his main appeal coming from those who he employs to make professional ads and run his social media efforts.

EDIT: The debate is tomorrow, right? They should offer to move his town hall to a later date, after the debate then. I somehow think this is more of him wanting to avoid questions from voters rather than simply debate prep.

[LaurenOlimina]

3. Oh no, he's hit Bloombump in the road?

We should all show up at a Bloomberg campaign event in Elizabeth Warren masks and shout, "Boo!" at him. hee hee hee

[Glimmer of Hope]

4. Not ready for prime time I guess.

[David__77]

5. Strikes me as a smart move.

Really, I thought it would have been a smart move not to participate in the last debate.

[Kaleva]

7. I agree.

[David__77]

9. I could see this.

"We need to focus on the dire crisis facing this country, and I'm working to build a coalition that will help me do that. Unfortunately, the debates are the wrong arena to do that. These are not ordinary times." I don't know - something like that.

[Kaleva]

11. He would have been attacked had he not attended the debate.

A lose-lose situation so he might as well just go in and take his licks, given that he hasn't been in a debate since 2009, and hopefully improve in the 2nd one.

[CentralMass]

15. Yes, never mingle with the peons unless you have to.

[hangaleft]

16. He shouldn't participate in the next one, either

Instead, he should just bombard every media in every state with wall to wall ads proclaiming himself as the best thing since sliced bread. So he drops 500 million. Or even a billion. Pocket change to him, and he doesn’t have to answer any questions. Not answering questions works! Just ask our current president.

[dotism]

6. "Concentrate on debate prep"

i.e. Memorize concisely fabricated 'explanations' and deflections for a litany of transgressions and a documented history of egregious behavior.

There is also probably a fair amount of walking-in-circles-whilst-wishing to be done with regards to himself being placed next to Warren again.

[Kaleva]

10. Do you think Warren is going to drop out after Super Tuesday?

I've read she's done well in many of the debates held so far but that hasn't translated to wins. Her placing in IA, NH, and NV were in the single digits and it's predicted she'll do the same in SC. I don't see a single Super Tuesday state where she has the chance to win except for her home state and even there she's trailing Sanders.

[Bradshaw3]

13. Has nothing to do with the post you replied to

But you did use it to take a backhanded slam at Warren. Bloomberg really is your guy isn't he.

[Kaleva]

14. The poster is a Warren supporter and I asked a legit question based on that.

And it is a fact that many believe that Warren has done well in several of the previous debates but it also is a fact that very good performances in the debates has not translated to wins or even good showings for her in the first 3 states and it looks like the election in SC will be a continuation of that streak.

[hangaleft]

17. For your candidate, all he offers in support of his candidacy is...

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[BusyBeingBest]

18. Well, plus a lot of relevant

Executive experience, a lifetime of success at multiple endeavors and a history of supporting and promoting progressive causes even while a repub/indie.

[dotism]

19. Dems: Read the above comment out loud with your best Bloomberg impression...

...It'll make your family, friends, and pets laugh themselves silly.

[Kaleva]

20. Here are his proposals. I like his views on gun control

https://www.mikebloomberg.com/getting-it-done

On a side note, the NRA has been attacking Bloomberg for years for his work on getting sensible gun control laws passed.

[Funtatlaguy]

8. Graphic on CNN shows him doing Town Hall on Wednesday.

So maybe he didn’t cancel it but instead moved it from Monday to Wednesday after Tuesday’s debate?
If so, that’s probably a wise move.
He REALLY needs the debate practice time.

[JudyM]

12. Good decision on his part... He can clean up any lingering messes Wed.