Bloomberg Spends $100 Million To Help Biden in Florida
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The money will be used to shore up support for Biden among Hispanic voters.
By Abigail Covington Sep 13, 2020 Drew AngererGetty Images
Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is making good on his promise to help get Biden elected with a timely commitment to spend $100 million in the hotly contested state of Florida.
Speaking to the Washington Post, Bloomberg adviser Kevin Sheekey said, "Voting starts on Sept. 24 in Florida so the need to inject real capital in that state quickly is an urgent need. Mike believes that by investing in Florida it will allow campaign resources and other Democratic resources to be used in other states, in particular the state of Pennsylvania."
The massive cash infusion comes as polls indicate a tightening race in the key swing state, with the latest Marist/NBC News poll showing the candidates in a dead tie. According to a press release issued by Bloomberg's political action committee, Independence USA, the spending will focus mostly on English and Spanish television and digital advertising.
As many outlets have reported, Biden's support among Hispanic voters is much lower than the support Obama and Clinton received in the two previous presidential elections. A recent poll published by the Miami Herald found Biden trailing Trump by 1% (46% to 47%) with Hispanic voters in Miami Dade county. For several months now Trump has actively courted Cuban American voters in Miami by trying to paint Biden as a socialist with Castro-like tendencies.
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Sleepy Joe Biden has spent 47 years in politics being terrible to Hispanics. Now he is relying on Castro lover Bernie Sanders to help him out. That won't work! Remember, Miami Cubans gave me the highly honored Bay of Pigs Award for all I have done for our great Cuban Population!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
Beating back that dishonest messaging will likely be a top priority for the Biden campaign as they seek ways to spend Bloomberg's money and gear up for what will inevitably be a costly race to the finish line. According to an anonymous Democrat strategist quoted in the Washington Post, it will take "$15 million to $20 million to significantly move Biden's numbers among Latinos, and $60 million to $70 million to get on television across the state over the next 51 days and have a real impact."
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Way To Go! Michael Bloomberg making a difference.
He is apparently a man of his word.
Reports are that Trump is so short on money that he has had to pull advertising in key states.
$2.4 billion was spend on the 2016 presidential election, wonder how much will all be spent on the 2020 election. And for the people who individually put up large dollar amounts what do they hope/expect to get back on their money?
Easy......Sanity.
Without reference to either candidate, but generally speaking, it's really pathetic that instead of the viability, integrity, and competence of a candidate being the impetus, hundreds of millions of dollars have to be spent to get them elected.
According to what Snuffy just wrote, it's not millions, it's billions of dollars. Unbelievable.
Get the damn money out of politics.
I just finished watching the movie "Irresistible" and I have to say, that after watching it, it's scary about the money in politics. I would suggest that everyone watch it. It's funny and sick and worse, could be true.
Sure. Blame that on Supply Side Economics and it's offspring Citizens United.
Or this; Trump recently said he would spend one hundred million dollars of his own money on his 2020 campaign.
1. Trump spending his own money? Never happen. I wonder if he really has it---cash on hand and not another foreign credit line.
2. Maybe Bloomberg sucker punched Trump by announcing this. Besides, between Bloomberg and Trump the former does indeed have the capital to spend while the latter thus far has only claimed he does.
3. Also, yesterday Trump tweeted over 70 times----Assume that means something, right?
he would spend one hundred million dollars of his own money on his 2020 campaign.
Translation - I will find a way to spend your money.
He doesn't want to drain the swamp. He wants to drain the treasury.