Trump's new rival: two billionaires may fight in the 2020 elections

Former New York Mayor billionaire Michael Bloomberg has secured enough support from Democratic supporters to take part in debates for potential presidential candidates for the first time. On February 19, the billionaire will take part in the debate in Nevada for the first time. Writes about it with the BBC.

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In addition to him, the former US Vice President Joe Biden will rise on the stage of one of the Las Vegas concert halls, ex-mayor of the small town of South Bend in Indiana Pete ButtigicMinnesota Senator Amy Klobushar; Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders; Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren

To get into the debate, Bloomberg needed to get more than ten percent according to polls among Democratic supporters. A poll organized by public radio, the PBS Newshour program, and the Marist Opinion Foundation found that 19% of respondents supported Bloomberg.

This raises the former mayor of New York to second place among the other candidates from the party. Bernie Sanders retains leadership with 31%. They are followed by Joe Biden (15%) and Elizabeth Warren (12%).

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Commentators have noted that Bloomberg's campaign has recently placed a huge amount of advertising in the media and online, spending several hundred million dollars on it. More than 2 thousand people are already working for the billionaire’s presidential campaign, both in New York and in other regions of the United States.

Questions about searches

“Mike can't wait to get on stage with the rest of the Democratic candidates and tell us why he is the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump and unite the country,” said Bloomberg campaign manager Kevin Sheekey.

The former New York mayor's rivals, Warren and Sanders, accuse Bloomberg of trying to ensure success solely through his wealth. Bernie Sanders said at a Democratic rally that "the American people are tired of billionaires buying elections."

Bloomberg denies such allegations and offers to sponsor a Democratic campaign against Donald Trump, even if he himself does not lead it.

During the debate, Bloomberg will have to answer complex questions about his work as the mayor of New York.

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Bloomberg Mayor has been criticized for supporting legislation that allowed police to conduct street searches. In practice, such searches were most often carried out by blacks and Hispanics.

The ex-mayor has already apologized for supporting this policy, but Joe Biden promised that he would in detail ask Bloomberg about it in the debate.

Candidate Amy Klobuchar previously said Bloomberg should participate in the debate. “He cannot hide behind the airwaves and must answer questions,” she said in an interview.

Before the battle

An unprecedented in scale advertising attack by Michael Bloomberg gave him a platform to advance his candidacy. So far, everything is working fine.

However, in Las Vegas, he will first go on stage with live rivals. Bloomberg should prepare for a difficult conversation.

It is hard to imagine which of the Democratic opponents might be unprofitable to attack Bloomberg now. If moderate candidates want to get at least some support in ten states where primaries will be held for several weeks, they will have to take part of the electorate from the former mayor of New York.

And for the left and progressive Sanders and Warren, the billionaire Bloomberg personifies the corrupting influence of big money on American politics.

Although the American media has often written negatively about Bloomberg recently, the attention of the press is not waning, and support among the electorate is growing. Now he has a chance to prove that this hype can be trusted.

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