Bloomberg to Give $18M to DNC; State Parties Get Offices

[George II]

Mike Bloomberg is transferring $18 million from his presidential campaign to the Democratic National Committee in what is the largest such transfer ever.

By Associated Press, Wire Service Content March 20, 2020, at 11:01 a.m.

It's the latest sign of the billionaire businessman’s continued involvement in the race since ending his own campaign this month due to a lackluster showing in the March 3 primaries. In those Super Tuesday contests, the former New York City mayor won only one U.S. territory.

Bloomberg’s contribution amounts to more than the national party's typical cash balance. The transfer will help the DNC make up for some of the steep fundraising disadvantage when compared with its Republican counterpart, which routinely has raised tens of millions more than the Democratic organization throughout election cycles.

One of the world’s wealthiest men with a net worth estimated to exceed $60 billion, Bloomberg promised throughout his campaign that he would help Democrats try to defeat President Donald Trump regardless of how his own White House bid fared.

The Bloomberg campaign, which hired a staff of 2,400 people across 43 states, will also transfer its offices in six pivotal states to the Democratic parties in those states, to help accelerate their hiring and organizing. Those states are Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Former Bloomberg campaign staffers in those offices will continue to be paid by his campaign through the first week in April and have full benefits through the end of April. After that, they could in theory offer the state parties a trained and ready pool of potential hires to build out their operations heading into the November general election.

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-03-20/bloomberg-to-give-18m-to-dnc-state-parties-get-offices

[The Magistrate]

1. Good Man, Sir

I hope his media people sign on with Mr. Biden, they are first-rate.

"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

[BidenBacker]

2. A lot of folks here spit venom at Bloomberg

because he executed some rather unpopular policies. But he also supports several other ones that are of high importance to true-blue liberals...gun control, climate change, etc. And he puts his money where his mouth is helping get Democrats elected to Congress from all over, and that's every bit as important as getting Biden into the White House.

I, for one, am thrilled to have Mayor Mikey on the team...Bloomberg's $60 billion will prove to be an effective counterweight to Trump's $70 billion Putin...and that's a conservative estimate. At least our multibillion dollar benefactor has an American birth certificate...which mysteriously doesn't seem to be quite as important to Republicans as it did just a few short years ago.

[Vivienne235729]

9. +10000 i totally agree!

[FailureToCommunicate]

3. Good for him. Has there been any wondering if Mikey could buy some PPE with his

millions, to donate? (Personal Protection Equipment)

Or has that already been reported.

[George II]

4. He's given to countless good works, including medical research.

[W_HAMILTON]

8. When it comes to PPE, I don't think the issue is money at this point.

The issue seems to be supply.

[honest.abe]

5. Excellent!

He is a decent man who is clearly on our side... despite the issues from his past. I give him a pass on all that now that he seems to have seen the light.

[colsohlibgal]

6. Good For Him

A filthy rich guy working for us is a good thing.

We need all three branches to start getting back to sanity and a move away from the Koch world.

Maybe we could also start investigating some of the woefully unqualified far right semi Nazi Judges Orange Creep appointed

[BlueIdaho]

7. See how easy this is?

That’s how you end a campaign. You marshal your resources to defeat Trump.

[William769]

10. Kick & recommended.

[MelissaB]

11. Awesome!

[wyldwolf]

12. And Bernie continues tilting at windmills

Which is the better friend to the Democratic party and the mission to defeat Trump?

[Cha]

13. Thank you, Bloomberg.. Hope you can give to

Defeating trump, too.

[TreasonousBastard]

14. Bloomberg did not get that 60 billion by being an aimless asshole...

He is now showing us some more of his thought processes-- the goal is to Dump Trump and get the country back on track.