Okay–here’s the thing.
Neither one of you is going to be the Democratic nominee. And I certainly hope neither of you plans to splinter the vote and help Trump by running a third-party candidacy.
Steyer, you are just a (much) smarter, saner version of Trump. Your ads make it clear that you are unacquainted with the complexities of governing; you seem to think that because you were able to make a lot of money (which, to be fair, in your case you actually earned), you have what it takes to run the country.
Would you take your toothache to a dentist who was really smart and who’d made a lot of money but had never gone to dental school or filled a cavity? Of course not.
Bloomberg, you would actually be a more plausible Chief Executive than Tom Steyer–anyone who has been mayor of New York City for three terms understands federalism, Separation of Powers and the function–and limitations– of the Executive branch. But you are smart enough to know that the considerable baggage that experience generated means you have little chance of winning the nomination and initiating what would be billed as a fight between billionaires (a fight that would turn off the party’s Left, whose presence at the polls will be critical) despite the unholy amounts of money you are currently spending on advertisements.
Both of you need to put your massive egos aside and your billions to better use. Permit me to suggest some of those uses:
Buy Fox “News” and turn it into an actual news organization. If Newscorp refuses to sell–or even if you do get that done–go after Sinclair Broadcasting and/or other high-traffic propaganda outlets. (They can still tilt conservative, as that term used to be understood. Just not Trumpian.) (Longterm, you might consider funding that “Seal of Approval” media organization I’ve blogged about…)
If you MUST blanket the airwaves and Internet with political advertising, find the most creative people you can and go after McConnell and Trump and vulnerable Republican Senators. Hard.
Do you know what I would do if I were as rich as the two of you?
I’d hire the best private investigators I could find, and charge them with digging up the tax returns and other financial records Trump is so desperate to keep hidden, and with identifying his and “Moscow Mitch” McConnell’s connections to Russia. I’d instruct them to follow the tantalizing leads suggested in the Mueller report that were left unexamined. I’d send them looking for the high school grades and college transcript Trump doesn’t want anyone to see–not to mention the seamy details of his long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. (I’d also ask them to find out what the hell it is that Trump has on Lindsay Graham.)
The two of you have the financial wherewithal to save the country. Don’t waste it on ego trips.
BRILLIANT PIECE!!
Would be UNBELEVABLE.
Mom always told me “ANYTHING can happen” and she was always right!!
Heartfelt appreciation to you and my cousin who has shared this.
Let us not forget that Trump, The Freaky Reneger, promised to release his financials when the IRS audit was complete….never happened.
Bloomberg is running what are essentially anti-Trump ads in swing states, where Trump is running unopposed right now. He has also pledged to support the Democratic nominee. What he’s doing is smart politics, whether he wins the nomination or not. We need to be hiring staff, registering voters, getting people organized in the states that matter in the fall. That’s what Bloomberg is doing, and I’m
Grateful for it.
Well said. These Johnny-come-lately would be better served and would serve their country – our country- better by getting behind one of the front runner and backing them (him/her) with your money and your rhetoric.