Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg launched a new impeachment-focused television ad Tuesday urging the Senate to remove President Donald Trump from office.
The ad will run in 27 states, including states represented by vulnerable Republican senators, and be Bloomberg’s only ad on television in the next few days. It comes as the Senate begins its impeachment trial against Trump based on charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress.
“It’s time for the Senate to act and remove Trump from office, and if they won’t do their jobs this November, you and I will,” Bloomberg says in the ad, which appears to use footage from a recent campaign stop.
Bloomberg has focused his campaign more on Trump than his Democratic primary rivals have. The billionaire businessman and former New York City mayor has promised to continue spending his own money to defeat Trump even if he loses the Democratic nomination.
Forbes on Tuesday increased Bloomberg’s estimated net worth to $60 billion, up from $50 billion previously and making him the nation’s eighth richest person. He’s already spent more than $200 million of his own money on his primary campaign, by hiring staff and running television ads in several dozen states.
Bloomberg’s impeachment-focused ad will run in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina and Texas, as well as 19 other states, including some that have first-term Republican senators who could be defeated in November. Five of those key states also vote on March 3, known as Super Tuesday, where Bloomberg is focusing his attention in the primary contest.
The ad also highlights Bloomberg’s spending to boost Democratic candidates in key U.S. House races in 2018, when the party took back control of the lower chamber.
(AP)
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While it will help him play to the Democratic base in the primaries, it will undermine his chances in November if he does manage to win. For Bloomie that is especially important since he has to assume that if gets the nomination, many of the least sane left will stay out rather than vote for an elderly rich white male, and he’ll need to get support from non-Democrats.
sad to listen to this ‘JEW’ period…..never will this world be sacrificed by the evil of Bloomberg___only one place for this evil frame covered in skin…..
vayakam melech chadash ,
To sara r: What is an “evil frame covered in skin…..”?
Also, what do five dots mean? That you don’t know from elipses?
I’ve been suffering through this guys advertisements for over a month now, on television (the only candidate’s advertisements I have see so far) and on the youtube. It looks like he is running for NYC mayor to me. And now with this article, I can’t figure out what this guys point or goal really is. Looks like he doesn’t have one.
jdf007, i can help you with your question: Bloomberg is trying to get rid off Trump because Trump is bad for his business with China. Also Bloomberg’s main revenue comes from selling “advance” financial information to his high paying customers mainly obtained from leaks during WH economics team meetings. Trump banned all electronic devices and notes taking during the meetings, hence depriving Bloomberg from his $$$$$$$$$$$$$.