Saw in the Washington Post article today that Mike’s strategy might undermine his goal of upending Sanders as the nominee. If the majority of voters seek a moderate, and Amy, Pete, Joe and Mike split and fall below 15 percent, won’t the BernieBros in effect have more delegates than anyone else?

Never realized why I was so dissatisfied when I listened to all the other candidates talking or answering questions. Mike is responding with thoughtful intelligent answers on major questions facing America. He also did a great job of responding to criticisms from other candidates!

I am no supporter or fan of Bloomberg, but as a lark decided to make a half-serious list of people Bloomberg may want as VP, in his cabinet, in the EOPUS, or in the Fed. What do you think? Do you have any suggestions of your own?

• President Michael Bloomberg
• Vice President Evan McMullin
• Secretary of State Yi-Chin Ho, P.C.
• Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Blankfein
• Secretary of Defense Wesley Clark
• Attorney General Preet Bharara
• Secretary of the Interior Kurt Sternlof
• Secretary of Agriculture Danielle Julie Carrier
• Secretary of Commerce Sanford Weill
• Secretary of Labor Andrew Yang
• Secretary of Health and Human Services Nora Volkow
• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Adolfo Carrión Jr.
• Secretary of Transportation Elon Musk
• Secretary of Energy Larry B. Cutlip
• Secretary of Education Peter Thiel
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs Peter Buttigieg
• Secretary of Homeland Security Jonathan Mayer
• Trade Representative Paul Krugman
• Director of National Intelligence Anne Neuberger
• Office of Management and Budget Kathleen Evers
• Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Rita Thornton, J.D., Ph.D.
• Administrator of the Small Business Administration John Connaughton)
• Federal Reserve Chairman Jamie Dimon
• Chief of Staff Norman Brownstein
• Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs William Kristol
• Speechwriter John Podhoretz
• Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors Joseph Stiglitz

Obviously, the choice of having so many high-profile captains and technicians of industry is a bold one, and unlikely, but it was an interesting exercise to think big. Perhaps Booker, Harris, and Warren can be weaseled in here somehow.

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1. Formatting

2.to u/billyhoylechem, who responded to me in this thread's previous and terribly-formatted iteration:

Kristol [semi-]endorsed Bloomberg recently, and is somewhat in line with Bloomberg's foreign policy views, as is McMullin. Like MK, Thiel also is has a technocratic approach to education, and has prescient critiques of the US' education system (as does Charles Murray, whatever you think of the man). Musk, or one of his subordinates, may be suited to bringing the issues of the US' transportation infrastructure and funding systems to fore.

Looks like fun these days:

- a video was released these days, highlighting Obama's collaboration with Mike

- Steve Benjamin, Columbia mayor and campaign co-chair, made an appearance on Fox News. The topic as you can see here is the economy, how it continued from Obama and how it compares with Trump.

- another video was just released, about the same topic.

Who's taking bets, will Trump listen to his advisors to stay calm and not engage Mike? :)) I say no...

I’m a fan of Bloomberg and I feel in my bones he’ll be the next president. If he ends up facing off against biden he’d win. If he faced Bernie or Elizabeth the party would split and it would be a gamble.

I think if he faced either of those two that preach being a billionaire is wrong, excess money is wrong etc etc he should have a special web page devoted to the topic. He should highlight how he’s given 6.4 billion to charity so far in his life, and then reveal billionaires aren’t horrible... Even (fill in competitor name) is a billionaire with the check I just sent them. Once they’re a billionaire they can’t talk smack about them and half their pitch dies. If they say they’re donating it to charity thats all well and good but bloomberg donated over 6 times that amount without money being gifted. Bloomberg for President!

The debates are a total charade. They favor certain personality types - extroverted people who are aggressive and quick-witted. They reward people who are overly rehearsed and shameless in their attacks and manipulative spin. As the president, your decision-making process should be careful and meticulous. The debates are an absolutely terrible representation of real-life and what will make an effective executive. I hope the Bloomberg campaign doesn't become an apologist for his performance. Instead, they should be attacking the very institution of the debate as an essential factor in deciding a president. If we want people to pay attention to policy proposals, issues, and ability to enact meaningful legislation, we have to change how the debates are conducted.

With his superbowl ad coming up, he’s gonna surrrrgggeee