by Sandy » Wed Feb 19, 2020 11:04 am
Poll numbers and money raised have been pretty much standard qualifications for the Democratic debates. Bloomberg has qualified on both counts now.
I don't like the idea of someone with billions using their wealth to finance a campaign that is, in essence, "buying" the office. Even if I'm ideologically and politically agreeable with the candidate, I'm in favor of limiting every candidate for every office to a specific, equal budget that is small enough to require them to figure out how to get their message to their voters without relying on money.
That being said, given that the rules that allow massive self-funding and bypassing of campaign finance through the PAC's and committees, Bloomberg's doing nothing wrong. If Trump gets buried in a cataract of negative blasts like Mike is running now in all 50 states, so be it. If enough Republican senators get buried by the billions Bloomberg, Steyer, Buffett and a couple of others are giving to the DNC for the Senate campaign, maybe they won't be so supportive of Citizens United and inclined to help change the laws.