Mike Bloomberg Went All in on Virginia. It Didn’t Pay Off.
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma Since Mike Bloomberg jumped late into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, his entire campaign has been a grand political experiment predicated on a single question: Can the former New York City mayor’s immense wealth and record of philanthropy for progressive causes allow him to upend the traditional primary process, secure…
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…
“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,…
Bloomberg Once Promoted a Plan to House Homeless Families on Cruise Ships
Michael Bloomberg delivering a press briefing in 2002. Nancy Kaszerman/Zuma It was the fall of 2002, early in Michael Bloomberg’s first term as mayor of New York. The billionaire-turned-politician had been struggling all year to address a growing crisis: The Big Apple’s homeless population was skyrocketing to record levels, and the city had run out…
Warren Nailed Bloomberg for Allegedly Telling a Pregnant Employee to “Kill It”
.@ewarren just used Mike Bloomberg’s own words against him—yet again. pic.twitter.com/SuVL3y331S — Mother Jones (@MotherJones) February 26, 2020 While delivering a powerful personal story about being discriminated against during her pregnancy, Senator Elizabeth Warren launched a direct attack against former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg over allegations he told an employee to “kill it,” when…
Bloomberg Keeps Insisting He Slashed Stop-and-Frisk by 95 Percent. Not so Fast.
Brian Cahn/Zuma Early on Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, the notorious policing policy known as stop-and-frisk once again came back to bite former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. And, once again, the billionaire candidate took responsibility for cutting the policing program by 95 percent. But it’s not true. As my colleague Nathalie Baptiste reported of…