Bloomberg to make heavy contribution to Texas media in pursuit of nomination

Hot Air:

We’re approaching rodeo season in Texas and it looks like Democrat candidate Michael Bloomberg is taking his best shot at lassoing the support of moderate-leaning voters in the state. Can he take advantage of Joe Biden’s less than stellar performance in Iowa by striking while the iron is hot?

Yes, of course, he can. Michael Bloomberg has already pledged to spend whatever amount of money is needed to win the Democrat primary and then go on to do the same running against President Trump. His campaign playbook is a non-traditional one – he’s skipping the early state contests and targeting the states who vote on Super Tuesday. The two big prizes in the delegate count on that day will come from Texas and California.

It looks like Bernie is poised to win big in California if everything holds as it is now, so it’s sensible that Bloomberg is focusing on Texas. Texas is a better fit for Bloomberg anyway, with more moderate Democrats than in California. Bloomberg makes Texas a regular stop on his campaign schedule and trust me when I tell you he is flooding the airwaves with ads. For moderate Democrats looking for a candidate to support, I have to think that by Super Tuesday Bloomberg will be under consideration by many of the potential Biden voters. It will depend on if Sleepy Joe can reignite his base but if he flames out, Bloomberg is ready to welcome them.

Bloomberg’s ground game is the best of any Democrat candidate. He makes his visits to the state newsworthy, including bringing along celebrities like Judge Judy to increase interest. Wednesday Bloomberg’s campaign announced plans to open 20 more campaign offices across the state and offered up a list of endorsements.
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I heard a Bloomberg ad on the radio this morning and he did not appear to be focused on issues important to Texans.  He is instead focused on pandering to black voters and trying to deal with the backlash to his stop and frisk policies in New York as mayor. 

His central problem in Texas is shared by most of the other Democrat candidates.  They all want to kill the fossil fuel business and stop fracking.  Such a policy would destroy the Texas economy and kill thousands, if not millions of jobs.  On top of that, some candidates attacked the ranching business with attacks on red meat.

I think he would have a better shot in Texas if he attacked socialism as preached by Bernie Sanders and others and made the case for capitalism.  After all, capitalism is what made him a billionaire.