On Wednesday Bloomberg himself will finally appear, live and in person, to debate his Democratic rivals. The question now is whether he will live up to his own (very, very expensive) hype.
At this point in the Democratic presidential primary, most Americans have probably seen a Mike Bloomberg ad on TV. The billionaire former New York mayor has already spent more promoting his candidacy than any other presidential candidate in history: $338.7 million, to be exact.
Here are four takeaways from Bloomberg’s previous debate performances that could inform Wednesday’s clash. “You don't understand the city just by spending a lot of private wealth in ads in an election year,” Green snapped at one point during the debate. “You understand the city by going to where people live and asking what they need and then reflecting it.”
“So,” Bloomberg said, hesitating briefly before continuing in his signature Boston monotone, “I think it’s more of the same, making sure that we continue the things — making sure that we expand the universe of people that benefit from those things.” “Let’s take a look at the numbers, Freddy,” Bloomberg said while debating Democrat Freddy Ferrer four years later. “You have a right to your own opinions, but not your own facts.”
“I can’t keep straight who he wants to tax,” Bloomberg added a few minutes later, noting that Thompson had previously praised the city’s fiscal policies as “prudent.”Strategically, it’s possible that Bloomberg will bare his teeth again Wednesday night. In recent days he and his team have tried to position the former mayor as the last moderate standing by attacking Sanders directly.
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