Conventional wisdom says the billionaire ex-mayor can't possibly win the Democratic nomination. But political wisdom has become pretty shaky in recent years, writes columnist latimesskelton.
Michael R. Bloomberg can’t possibly win the Democratic nomination for president, right? That’s the conventional wisdom. And it makes sense.For starters, Bloomberg is immediately tagged with being a mega-billionaire. And Democratic voters aren’t fond of billionaires.
And now there is former hedge fund chief Tom Steyer, a San Francisco billionaire, who has bombed trying to run for president. But at least he has qualified for the televised debates. And holding down the mayor’s job in New York is a bit more challenging than being mayor, say, of South Bend, Ind., which is the main feature on top-tier candidate Pete Buttigieg’s resume.
Bloomberg, who is Jewish, is from New York. New York City, like California, isn’t all that popular beyond its borders. And a Jewish person has never been elected president. But there’s a little problem with his political past: He was a Republican as mayor, strongly supported by the Democrats’ current bogeyman, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. Worse, he donated heavily to Republican candidates, including Warren’s Senate opponent in 2014.So look on the bright side: Maybe this past multiparty contributor has shown he can work both sides of the aisle, something sorely needed today in Washington.
“It’s not clear who he takes his votes from,” says Democratic strategist Bill Carrick. “He did win three elections in New York, but his base constituency was Republicans.”
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