If Bloomberg weren’t rich, we wouldn’t be talking about him. If Bloomberg had the money that I do, he’d be another bozo like me, writing articles on DailyKos that no one reads.
But Bloomberg has an astounding amount of money.
One of the richest people in the world.
That means that he could run a campaign unlike any other campaign ever. He could drop $5-10 billion, no problem.
That would entirely reshape the entire campaign dynamic. Remember Hillary taking days off from the campaign trail to raise money? Well that won’t happen.
And do we want to contest Ohio? Contest Texas? And Florida?
Well if you have unlimited money, you don’t have to make tough choices about where to buy ads. Buy them everywhere.
And Bloomberg is pretty smart with his ads and strategy. He uses TV ads, print ads, and social media targeted ads.
A Bloomberg run would be like no other run we have seen before. It would have a scale that even Trump could not match. It could have coattails that bring along the Senate.
It is a little troubling that you can buy the nomination and buy the Presidency. On the other hand, if it is true that you can buy the Presidency… aren’t you tempted to buy it?