As he pursues the Democratic nomination, Michael Bloomberg will have to explain away the millions he’s spent putting Republicans into office
Michael Bloomberg’s debut 2020 campaign ad touts that he “took charge” of New York City in the wake of 9-11.
“As a Democratic candidate for president, he makes an excellent Republican donor,” quipped Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who has not yet endorsed anyone in the primary. “The path to win the House ran through New York: There were seven flippable seats in the state, and he supported Republicans in two of them,” said Monica Klein, a former consultant for Liuba Grechen Shirley, King’s Democratic opponent. “To come down and say he wants to be the head of the Democratic Party — the hubris is unbelievable.”
Gun-control groups aligned with Bloomberg have thrown their weight behind some Republican candidates as well, in some cases giving them much-needed bipartisan bona fides. Everytown for Gun Safety, which was founded by Bloomberg, endorsed Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in a Philadelphia-area swing district in 2018.
“The fact that Bloomberg was willing to throw his money into it gave Toomey a talking point to appeal to suburban voters in Philly, and ultimately one of the reasons we lost is that he outperformed Donald Trump in the Philly suburbs,” said Mike Mikus, McGinty’s former campaign manager. “I’m certain his hand in giving Mitch McConnell a majority in the Senate will be remembered by a lot of Democratic voters.
Over the weekend, liberal activists circulated a clip of Bloomberg speaking at the 2004 Republican National Convention in support of Bush.
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