If Mike Bloomberg is the Democratic nominee, will you vote for him in November?

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Trump wins that's four more years of trump and then we reset, likely with a dem

Bloomberg wins that's 8 years of Bloomberg followed likely by a Republican because parties usually switch after 8 years in power, but maybe not seeing as mike isn't actually liberal

or 4 years of Bloomberg followed by a Republican

Either way that's 8 more years minimum of a horrible, racist man in the white house

You can say "but the supreme court" but does anyone think Bloomberg would actually nominate liberal judges? His campaign contributions in recent elections helped us get to the majority that allowed Kavanaugh

I'm not saying I would vote Trump, I'm saying it's not as easy a tradeoff as people say

℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:26 (four years ago) link

yes it is

sleeve, Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:26 (four years ago) link

yes it is

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:27 (four years ago) link

Prefer trump, not vote*

That's not a thing I would ever do lol

℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:27 (four years ago) link

liberals in over-thinking things shockah

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:28 (four years ago) link

We really think president Bloomberg will make it all better huh

℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:28 (four years ago) link

that's not the point, the point is "get Trump out"

sleeve, Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:29 (four years ago) link

lol I just got an e-mail from my mom about how "impressive" this mailer she received from Bloomberg is

rmde. fuckin boomers.

Οὖτις, Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:30 (four years ago) link

"make it all better" gtfo

TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:31 (four years ago) link

yeah I actually FP'd that post

sleeve, Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:32 (four years ago) link

If Bloomberg did succeed in buying the nomination, that's about the best opening you could ask for to launch a populist-left third party run imho

bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:32 (four years ago) link

if bloomberg wins the nom and sanders launches a third-party run, that could cripple leftist politics in america for decades, no matter how morally justifiable his choice to run would be.

ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:34 (four years ago) link

Yeah sadly true I think

A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:34 (four years ago) link

which hey, another Republican/ Democrat win-win!!!

A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:34 (four years ago) link

Worth a shot anyway, seeing as nominating Bloomberg would prove that the Dems are beyond saving

bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:36 (four years ago) link

nb if I lived swing state I would probably vote Bloomberg

But without a pathway to primarying him in 2024 that would doom us to 8 years of shit

Y'all just have more faith in Bloomberg to be anything more than a less vulgar more efficient trump. I don't buy his act.

℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:39 (four years ago) link

ok so then I won't vote for Bloomberg. and then Trump will win. So we'll be stuck with the more vulgar less efficient Bloomberg.

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:41 (four years ago) link

NY billionaire Epstein-associated sex pests

I just want to go back to this because it's a great phrase

totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:41 (four years ago) link

xxp

no, that's exactly what he's gonna be. but he's less likely than trump to start a nuclear war, and more likely to take 'meaningful' steps against climate change.

obviously, he's still terrible, and as a ny resident i would strongly consider voting third party if he's the nominee.

ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:43 (four years ago) link

Xp for four years instead of 8. That's my entire point. If Bloomberg promised to drop out or drop dead after 4 years it'd be different.

℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:44 (four years ago) link

I still think it's our duty to vote for the better candidate without worrying about what's gonna happen 8 years down the road, especially when there are certain issues which absolutely can not wait that long. if the DNC nominates Bloomberg then they clearly did not learn the lesson from 2016, so then who's gonna save us in 2024? at the end of the day I'd take Bloomberg over Trump. I mean I'd rather it be Jared Fogle than either of those two, but if this is the choice we have....

frogbs, Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:45 (four years ago) link

the point is "get Trump out"

you might as well be my 77yo MSNBC-addict friend

a third-party run, that could cripple leftist politics in america for decades

lol as opposed to the robust US leftism of the last 40 years

brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:46 (four years ago) link

I think a Sanders presidency being within reach and getting swatted down by a fake-Dem billionaire like Bloomberg would indeed be far more damaging than the last 40 years of neoliberal compromisers, yes.

the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link

Bloomberg is equally likely to get us into a war with Iran.

Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link

milo, goddamn you for starting this signature ilx panicpoll

brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:49 (four years ago) link

lol as opposed to the robust US leftism of the last 40 years

― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, February 13, 2020 4:46 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah, i mean, it's finally on the verge of making a bit of a comeback.

ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:50 (four years ago) link

yeah we don't really need to worry about the hypothetical until like mid-March

the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:52 (four years ago) link

close this thread plz

TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link

Bloomberg's the opposite of trump, he'd start a war with NK instead

℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:56 (four years ago) link

to form 3rd party, or not form 3rd party

bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 February 2020 21:59 (four years ago) link

The SPUSA is available to absorb the DSUSA

Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Thursday, 13 February 2020 22:02 (four years ago) link

I refuse to vote in this poll

longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 13 February 2020 22:02 (four years ago) link

i'm voting for trump

uncrut gems (crüt), Thursday, 13 February 2020 22:14 (four years ago) link

not really

uncrut gems (crüt), Thursday, 13 February 2020 22:14 (four years ago) link

I refuse to vote in this poll

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, February 13, 2020 5:02 PM (twenty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

how irresponsible. state your reason:

- Not interested; felt vote wouldn't make a difference
- Too busy or conflicting schedule
- Illness or disability
- Out of town or away from home
- Registration problems
- Users such as imago
- Forgot to vote

Evan, Thursday, 13 February 2020 22:30 (four years ago) link

Trump wins that's four more years of trump and then we reset, likely with a dem

Bloomberg wins that's 8 years of Bloomberg...

Or 12 (shudder). I think he has made it fairly clear that he's not going to let a thing like term limits stop him from staying in office?

Deflatormouse, Thursday, 13 February 2020 22:48 (four years ago) link

OP: Yes. From a consequentialist standpoint, the climate crisis dwarfs every other concern.

Sanders and Bloomberg (combined) have a 70% chance of the nomination on betting markets. It's likely the 2020 will assert the danger of plutocracy, or prove it.

forgotten even to the sea (Sanpaku), Thursday, 13 February 2020 22:50 (four years ago) link

Or 12 (shudder). I think he has made it fairly clear that he's not going to let a thing like term limits stop him from staying in office?

― Deflatormouse, Thursday, February 13, 2020 5:48 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

at least he's fuckin old!

ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 13 February 2020 22:54 (four years ago) link

Republicans don't die before 102

℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 13 February 2020 22:59 (four years ago) link

anyone who is not in a group that is in danger of deportation, disenfranchisement or worse I kinda don't want to hear your bullshit about this, there are a number of terrible government actions that would stop, that harm real people in your communities

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 13 February 2020 23:00 (four years ago) link

But he turned my city into Dubai

Deflatormouse, Thursday, 13 February 2020 23:03 (four years ago) link

How franchised do you have too be before you can become disenfranchised

Deflatormouse, Thursday, 13 February 2020 23:03 (four years ago) link

yeah and I'll be a pain in his ass during his Presidency to not be a fuck

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 February 2020 23:07 (four years ago) link

i would not vote for Bloomberg in the primary of course, but also i'd vote for him over Trump every single time.

omar little, Thursday, 13 February 2020 23:08 (four years ago) link

Bloomberg sucks but there's nothing he would do that wouldn't be worse and more stupidly under Trump and there are many things that would stop that are actively hurting Americans right now

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 13 February 2020 23:09 (four years ago) link

there are a number of terrible government actions that would stop

Citation needed. His record as mayor indicates that he doesn't have any qualms with violating civil rights and liberties.

Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Thursday, 13 February 2020 23:10 (four years ago) link

i'm voting for trump

― uncrut gems (crüt), Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:14 PM (fifty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

not really

― uncrut gems (crüt), Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:14 PM (fifty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

roller coaster of emotions you sent me on there

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 13 February 2020 23:11 (four years ago) link

Bloomberg did win the Dixville vote y'know

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 February 2020 23:12 (four years ago) link


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