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Mark my words: Bloomberg will win the nomination
It’s not ideal, but it could be worse
Right off the bat, I must disclose my perspective: I am a lifelong liberal Democrat who was an early and enthusiastic supporter of Elizabeth Warren’s. I am very concerned about income inequality and the influence of money in politics. I would really like to see a woman lead the Democratic ticket, and I think we need a person of color either at the top of the ticket or as the running mate. Although I favor gun control, it is far from the top issue I care about.
Based on the above, you can see that I am no Bloomberg fanboy. He is not a dedicated partisan, as I am. His commitment to economic equality is not at the level of Warren or Sanders. He is an older, white male. He is trying to buy the nomination. The issue he appears to be most passionate about is gun control.
As a result, it gives me no pleasure to write that Bloomberg is likely to be our nominee. As anyone who follows my posts knows, I have long been skeptical of Biden’s candidacy. I intend to enthusiastically support whoever the Democratic nominee is because… well… need I say more? But Bloomberg?
I know right now that the Bernie bros are ecstatic. Bernie’s win in New Hampshire makes him seem ascendant. But if there is any fact that comes clearly out of the results…
