Mike Bloomberg has been the best thing to happen to Bernie Sandershttps://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1226944447767814144 …
I think the impact of Black Lives Matter on young black voters would make it hard for him to do well with them -- the wouldn't vote for Trump but could stay home (as many did in 2016).
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Yep - big downside risk for Bloomberg as a candidate in the general. And not clear whether his support for gun control would be more of a loser with WWC men than it would be a winner with suburban parents.
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On the flip side, while Bloomberg is anathema to conservatives and partisan Republicans he would likely to appeal to voters who are dismayed by Trump but wouldn't vote for a more liberal Democrat. There's a reason that a number of Democrats in purple districts have endorsed him
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Also, there was no strong Democrat opponents in 2005. Four years later, against a strong opponent as well as amid anger over policing and his push for a third term, Bloomberg got significantly lower percentages of Black votes and won by just three percentage points.
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By the way: This point I make all the time must be remembered: Black people don't trust White people and won't tell some anonymous White guy on the phone what they are doing. So don't trust poll numbers.https://twitter.com/dropoutnation/status/1226952566396850179 …
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If the Dems were to rely on young black voters they are already doomed. Let’s be honest here.
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