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No, man, couldn't disagree more.Just a clarification, I made a typo which I've now corrected, I meant that Biden, not Bernie, pandered to the AA crowd (with his offer of a black woman to be nominated as a SC justice).
I'm merely talking about electoral chances, not if I agree with what the candidates are saying. I think Bloomberg's answer about China was convincing to many voters, who aren't as well-informed as you are regarding the danger represented by China. He said we need to engage them anyway because of the environment, etc. This plays well with the base and kind of counters the downside of his pro-China stance. This was a well-rehearsed answer.
You know, Bloomberg actually is competent and he has a lot of money to hire good people. Last week I thought he was toast; I no longer think so. He will be a force to reckon with.
I don't think he should have skipped SC, though. This is a mistake. He is allowing the others to drive the race and set the tone. Missing small Iowa and NH, sure, Nevada already a stretch, but missing SC as well is not good.
Bloomberg is a nightmare. He has no path. Both progressives and liberals hate the man. If he manages to steal the nomination some how, the party will revolt at a racist billionaire buying the primary, and we WILL lose to Trump in the fall out of people refusing to vote for someone of his standing.