I think it’s still unlikely that Bloomberg will get the Democratic nomination, but I also thought Trump could never get the Republican nomination, so what the hell do I know?
So, say Bloomberg winds up on the November ballot. How would you vote?
Bloomberg is awful. Stop and frisk was a bad policy, he seems to have no fixed principles apart from plutocracy, and I want someone with experience at the federal level. But he’s far less awful than Trump, so he’ll get my vote. I won’t go to the polls with a spring in my step, but I’ll go. Now, full disclosure, I once voted for a dead Democrat over his very much alive Republican opponent, so I’m what you might call a partisan. But Trump is operating concentration camps and running the government like a crime syndicate, so as long as I’m reasonably confident the Democrat will be better than that, I’m on board.
In such a case, I vote Bloomberg. No matter what can be said about Bloomberg that is a drawback, or not actually good, there’s no fucking way Trump is a better choice.
I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really don’t want Bloomberg to be the Dem candidate. But this is just wrong.
If nothing else, Bloomberg believes in climate change and wants to take steps to mitigate its worst impacts. If this were the only difference between them, that’d be more than enough to make me cast my ballot for Bloomberg in a hot minute.
But Bloomberg also won’t appoint judges from the Federalist Society. He won’t be quite so fast to imprison immigrant children. He won’t cozy up to Putin.
He’s a terrible tool, Machiavelli reborn, and I don’t at all want him to be the nominee. But you better believe I’ve got my clothespin ready for my nose just in case.
I’m voting for whoever gets The Dem nom. Also Bloomberg is very little like Trump. He is pretty Green is the biggest difference. That makes him easy enough for me to vote for.
Bloomberg. I have no idea if he means what he says on his issues page, but it isn’t really bad policy. And its light years better than Trump. Also it would prevent the GOP from appointing more judges for another 4 years.
However if Bernie wins a plurality of delegates and they give the nomination to Bloomberg who has far fewer delegates, I’ll be pissed and disappointed. But I’ll still vote for him since he is much better than Trump.
However it would just verify how important it is to get money out of politics.
Sure, but in Trump vs Bloomberg, the lesser evil is pretty clear. He’s less racist, less narcissist and far more green than Trump. Also a lot less sexist while we’re at it. Also far less likely to kowtow to Russia and embarrass us with the world.
Look a steaming pile of shit better than Trump, so hold your nose and vote for Bloomberg or Biden or whoever if it isn’t Trump. I’m hoping for Bernie at this point too, but I’ll take anyone the Dems shove on us, just like last time.
I lived in a state where the outcome wasn’t in doubt; or
I genuinely couldn’t tell a difference between how horrible they’d be.
Set me up in a race between Pol Pot and Robert Mugabe, and I’m gonna be spreadsheeting human rights violations to figure out which one to vote for. My new favorite quote is Rebecca Solnit: “Voting is a chess move, not a valentine.”
I’m for Bloomberg because it looks to me like he might beat Trump. And it looks to me like no one else the Demos have to offer can do that. So it’s an easy choice.
Bloomberg is pretty awful, but if my vote mattered I would hold my nose and vote for him. As luck has it I live in a blue state in an electoral college system, so it makes more sense for me to vote third party in presidential elections