# And Bloomberg is for Obama... **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 1, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-bloomberg-is-for-obama/639612 "2012-11-01T21:04:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-bloomberg-is-for-obama/639612/21 "2012-11-02T07:24:54Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Don’t think it will do much for Red states, but I do think it will be very important for the ones that are wavering in the battleground states. Doubtful. I suspect that less than 40% of Coloradoans even know who Bloomberg is, and those that do could not care less. This is east coast bias at it’s finest. Seriously, I live in a liberal city and know who Bloomberg is, but if you think his endorsement means anything to people more than a couple of states away from New York, you are sorely mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-bloomberg-is-for-obama/639612/22 "2012-11-02T16:55:09Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Doubtful. I suspect that less than 40% of Coloradoans even know who Bloomberg is, and those that do could not care less. This is east coast bias at it’s finest. Seriously, I live in a liberal city and know who Bloomberg is, but if you think his endorsement means anything to people more than a couple of states away from New York, you are sorely mistaken. Yeah. Ah, Obama must be wishing that there was some swing state, off at the southeast corner of the country perhaps, with lots of voters who have personal connections to NooYawk… ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-bloomberg-is-for-obama/639612/23 "2012-11-02T20:34:43Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > [Do you guys deny](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15627885&postcount=5) that [Jewish public figures are under pressure to support Obama](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/22/jewish-voters-favor-obama_n_1905002.html) (see e.g., Sarah Silverman’s grandma), or do you just have some intuition that this does not impact Mike Bloomberg? > [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Yeah. Ah, Obama must be wishing that there was some swing state, off at the southeast corner of the country perhaps, with lots of voters who have personal connections to NooYawk… ROFLMAO. I’d forgotten about this. If Bloomberg campaigned in Florida, he might make a difference (the race is pretty tight there). It would also make it easier to put a (D) next to his name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-bloomberg-is-for-obama/639612.md?page=1)