Little Mikey Bloomberg got the DNC to bend the debate rules and now there is word he may not even show up for the debate in Las Vegas this coming Wednesday, February 19th. The Democrats dropped the number of donors rules to let little Mikey in the debates, but he’s not even on the caucus ballot for Nevada this coming Saturday, so he may not even show up. Comrade Bernie Sanders will likely win the Nevada caucuses and now Bloomberg is running against against Comrade Sanders. Bloomberg has been able to control everything he’s done to this point. He wouldn’t be able to control the attacks that come his way during a debate.
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But questions are looming about whether it will help Bloomberg to participate in the forum ahead of the Nevada caucuses, which he is not on the ballot for.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are all slated to be on Wednesday’s debate stage.
The forum could allow Bloomberg, whose main strategy has been releasing ads across the country targeting President Trump, the opportunity to look more transparent by facing off against his Democratic rivals even as his focus remains on Super Tuesday states.
“I think the transparency is important because you can’t ignore the fact that he’s a major player in the race,” Democratic strategist Brad Bannon told The Hill. “He is running a race that he completely controls. The Democratic primary voters should have the opportunity to have an unfiltered view of Bloomberg, in person, face to face with the other candidates.”
Others, however, say the move would be a waste of time.
“I just don’t think it makes sense because politically he will not be getting any mileage out of it,” Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright said.