Is anybody else suspicious that this was Bloomberg's end game all along?

[CTyankee]

That is, to get lots of attention on Trump's bad behavior by spending money nobody else had and then handing it off to Biden who he considered the one for the job?

If so, then he is a real hero in my book.

By any means necessary...

[NurseJackie]

1. I had not considered that... I suppose it's possible.

But that seems risky too: unintended consequences and unforeseen twists/turns, and all that.

[bluedye33139]

2. He had said that one possible outcome was that he would drop out and spend in support of the Democra

Democratic party. since he said that he was going to do this, I don't think you have to be suspicious to think that it was one of the potential routes.

[pwb]

3. Could be?

I think his money helped us and may continue to help us. He wants trump out big time.

[Bev54]

4. I have believed this

from day one that he got into the race.

[NYMinute]

5. No. He cost Biden California and Colorado.

If that was the plan, he would have done it when Amy and Pete did.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Yup

Someone posted on another site how Bloomberg threw away $500 Million.. He didn't every single one of those ads helps whoever the nominee is and hurts Trump. Because of those ads, Donald Trump's divisiveness is on everyone's mind, he set it up perfectly for a likable and unifying candidate to take it home.

Every single one of those dollars spent helps Democrats.

[Historic NY]

7. shake, rattle and roll

Mike. He took the malaise out of the race.

[berni_mccoy]

8. I think Bloomberg got in because he felt Joe was failing

And he didn’t want Bernie becoming the nominee. Pretty simple explanation really. Now that Joe has taken the delegate lead and will likely hold on to it until the convention, it means Bernie won’t be the nominee by any standard. And I think Bloomberg will shift his focus to bulldog on Trump and his sycophant allies.

Either way it’s a win.

[CTyankee]

12. My feeling exactly. Trump is in deep shit and he probably knows it. He knows Mike has enough

money to bury him. He can kiss his second term goodbye.

[Squinch]

15. This. And this allows Bloomberg to hold a rein in an area where he excells

and where Biden is relatively weak: messaging.

[unblock]

9. i do think he always figured he was a distant long shot

his entire game was getting rid of donnie, and he got more mileage out of his ad money by being a candidate.

i don't think it was specifically a mission to support biden from the start, i think he would have done essentially the same thing in a number of scenarios where he's clearly not in contention for the nomination. if sanders (or anyone else) been a clear front-runner at this point, i think bloomberg would have supported them.

[CTyankee]

20. I'm sure glad. I have supported Warren but I welcome Joe.

[aikoaiko]

10. No chance.

He could have helped much more through direct endorsement and advertising support for Biden.

[uponit7771]

11. No that could have been done without Bloomberg entering the race

[barbtries]

13. I don't think so.

I think he really wanted to be president. Just glad that he's getting out and will still spend the big bucks to help Democrats win.

[defacto7]

14. From the beginning. He knew his baggage would never fly.

It was his method for bringing Trump down.

[CTyankee]

17. Isn't it wonderful? Perfect ending for Dump. Beaten by a real gazillionaire...

then the deft hand-off to the deserved winner (and Biden will win).

this is the best FU to Trump evah!

[stopbush]

16. No. He was in it to win it. Things changed.

[PAMod]

18. Perhaps.

One thing is certain - his effort was never about himself.

He never needed to be President of the United States.

[Demsrule86]

19. I agree.

[CTyankee]

22. Doncha love karma?

[Demsrule86]

29. I do ....hahah.

[PoliticAverse]

21. Nope. He genuinely thought he could be the nominee (don't underestimate...

the ego of people like Bloomberg and Trump).

[CTyankee]

23. Well, this confirms his smarts after all, doesn't it?

He beat Trump at his own game. And he comes out smelling like a rose...

[BusyBeingBest]

24. "People like Bloomberg and Trump"--

besides being rich New Yorkers, they aren't really alike. One's a successful businessman and well-regarded former public servant, and the other is Donald Trump. Plus all Prez candidates have massive egos.

[LongtimeAZDem]

25. Several of us said that when he got into it

[BusyBeingBest]

26. No--he had a fairly well-developed set of policy plans, and a strategy

that might have worked had things gone differently.

[Fresh_Start]

27. I think it was one of the possibilities he considered, but I also think

he saw himself as the future President.

[BlueIdaho]

28. The best is yet to come.

Mike can pour an almost limitless amount of money into all sorts of media to fuck with Donny’s brain. I’m really ok with that.

[CTyankee]

32. Trump never had much of a brain to begin with. Now less than ever.

I haven't felt this good in a long time!

[BlueIdaho]

37. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[Mme. Defarge]

30. Plan B!

Biden or Bloomberg, Beat Trump!!!

[napi21]

31. I really believe he thought he'd do much better on Super Tuesday. He as much as said he entered the

race to stop Bernie from doing a run-away win. His ego would have made hi get a bunch of delegates that he would have given to Joe when he dropped out. Men with his wealth really do believe money can buy anything and I' positive the results last night shocked him. Hell, it shocked the talking heads too!

[CTyankee]

34. well, in a way, he DID get what he wanted and it serves his own ego, too.

Dump is gonna watch this thing play out and see Bloomberg laughing his ass off in the end.

I wanna see how this is gonna play out

[emmaverybo]

33. No. But I never saw him as a hero or savior. He realized in the face of Joe's strength no path

for him. Good if he will do the right thing now.

Hope Dems don’t owe him.

HX in NYC says he can give with one hand and take away with another while largesse bought support.

I am frightened by his alignment with Netanyahu.

[SWBTATTReg]

35. No. I am truly sorry that Bloomberg dropped out. He was a good candidate and ...

I'm sorry that he's dropped out. I loved his political ads going against rump. Just loved them.

[Prosper]

36. Billionsire's get what they pay for. Loyalty and support.

All the information they get comes from people that depend on them for their livelihood. Those people are expert in knowing what the boss wants and they will pave that way with support. Their yes boss and that’s right boss has created one of the most embarrassing personal episodes in history. All because nobody could be honest to the boss. His debate performance created an embarrassment be cause during the practice debate nobody had enough nerve to play devil’s advocate.

[customerserviceguy]

38. I won't come to that conclusion

until I've seen him spend another half billion on Joe Biden's behalf. Also, should Bernie Sanders manage to get the nomination, I wouldn't put it past Bloomie to launch a third party candidacy. If he doesn't have to debate Elizabeth Warren, he stands a better shot of winning the second time around.

Michael Bloomberg has won everything he's set his mind to do, by any means necessary. Today must be the lowest day of his life. He's got Trump sneering at him, and that's gotta hurt.

[Moderateguy]

39. He got in because Biden was faltering

He initially did not get into the race because he thought there were good candidates to beat Trump.

He then saw Biden faltering and decided to get in to stop Warren and Sanders from being the nominee (because he genuinely feels that they cannot win a GE AND because they would be bad for his bank balance).

Bloomberg got out because a) he has no realistic path to the nomination and b) by staying in now he will only hurt Biden (as evidenced by California last night)

I fully expect him to go bats##t on Trump now--people do not realize how personal it is for him to run Trump into the ground.

[CTyankee]

41. I totally agree but would add that he knows Trump better than any of us do and he is probablly

worried by what he knows and that genuinely (and I think wisely) makes him fearful and not just about his money, but about Trump's mental stability. I also think he learned something important: politics is not his game. He was just awful with Warren. SNL made a fool out of him. That had probably never happened to him before.

He also knows Trump better than we do. Taking him out might be his last legacy to this country.

[Luciferous]

40. I think he got in because Bernie and Warren were doing well and

he didn't like that.