That Time Bloomberg Said He Would Only Run for President of His Block Association
Mike Bloomberg on 60 Minutes in 2017. In 2017, Mike Bloomberg thought he was too old to run for president of anything more than his block association. In an interview with 60 Minutes, Bloomberg was asked whether he would consider running for president, after contemplating a run as an independent in 2016. “Well, I’m 75…
Pete Buttigieg Made History. Now He’s Dropping Out.
Michael Brochstein/Zuma After a meteoric rise from little-known midwestern mayor to winner of the Iowa caucuses, Pete Buttigieg is planning to drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, according to the New York Times. The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor made history as the first openly gay candidate to win a presidential…
Bernie Sanders Lost the Black Vote. That’s Probably a Problem Going Forward.
Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Thursday, February 27.Matt Rourke/AP In the ballroom of a convention center in Columbia, South Carolina, Bernie Sanders campaign co-chair Nina Turner stared out at the crowd of supporters that had gathered for what they’d hoped would be another victory party. The group was…
Bernie Sanders Makes His Pitch to Virginia Ahead of Super Tuesday
Susan Walsh/AP Hours after billionaire politician Michael Bloomberg tried to convince a posh Northern Virginia hotel conference room full of women to vote for him, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders held his own rally a few miles down the road. Upwards of 10,000 people attended Sanders’ event, held at sports complex in Springfield, compared to the…
“Good Morning, Women for Mike! I’m Mike for Women!”
Carolyn Kaster/AP Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire politician who is throwing an ungodly amount of money into his own presidential campaign, wants people to know that he supports women. “Good morning, Women for Mike! I’m Mike for women!” the former New York City mayor said, kicking off his “Women for Mike” campaign event in McLean, Virginia,…
Medicare for All May Not Be the Poison Pill Biden and Buttigieg Are Banking on
Bernie Sanders points at Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg during a Democratic presidential primary on February 19, 2020, in Las Vegas.John Locher/AP South Carolinians who turned on the television this week likely watched a 30-second ad in which Pete Buttigieg explains that some of his opponents in the Democratic presidential primary “say it’s Medicare for…