22 November 2019

Bloomberg Bankrolls Voter Registration Drives in 5 Key Battleground States

“Mike isn’t waiting to take on the president, he's starting now, . . This is all hands on deck.”
Here's the headline story from Wall Street Journal 15 Nov 2019 by John McCormick
Michael Bloomberg Launching $100 Million Ad Campaign Against Trump
"Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire contemplating a Democratic presidential bid, is placing the biggest advertising buy so far in the 2020 race.
Mr. Bloomberg on Friday will launch a $100 million digital advertising campaign designed to attack President Trump in battleground states, said Jason Schechter, a spokesman for Mr. Bloomberg.
The ads are scheduled to initially appear in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Arizona. The spending will continue throughout the primary season. . .
If he does run, Mr. Bloomberg’s aides have said he will likely bypass the first four states to hold nominating contests and instead focus on more than a dozen scheduled to hold primaries on March 3 in what's known as “Super Tuesday.”
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TEXAS IS GETTING-READY ALREADY - On the defense.
Who did they hire for their chosen on-the-ground operative? Karl Rove
Bloomberg Targets Texas
Will reportedly spend up to $20 million on voter registration effort in battleground states.
By |November 22, 2019
"Liberal billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is planning to spend $20 million on voter registration in key states including Texas, according to an AP report in Time magazine.
The move comes ahead of his rumored late entry into the 2020 Democratic Party’s presidential nominating process.
According to the report:
News of the large investment, confirmed by Bloomberg’s team on Wednesday, comes less than a week after the former New York City mayor unveiled a $100 million online advertising campaign attacking Trump in four general election swing states as well.
The new effort will target 500,000 voters from traditionally underrepresented groups that typically lean Democratic, including African Americans, Latinos, Asians, young voters and those living in some rural communities. The drive will begin early next year in Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin, but could expand to more states.
The Republican Party of Texas, under chairman James Dickey, has enlisted the Bush family’s go-to political advisor Karl Rove to head up a voter registration and identification program in the Lone Star State.

 
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