Honest question, but do americans see bloomberg as a serious candidate? I never really thought he was. Just trying to get free publicity maybe? I dunno how you could consider voting someone to office that is on record saying how he is a businessman, and to do business in china you have to say what they want you to (re his newspaper).
No. I don't think so.
But, remember ... perspective.
Pretend YOU are the grand-pubah of the DNC. Ok? Now, this is what you KNOW. You know that your party can not win the white house in 20. No way. No body that is in this thing can take it.
You know that if Bernie wins it could be the end of the party. The voters in America will not elect a commie. Sorry, won't happen. You might just blow up the whole party with Bernie running in 20.
So, what's the next best thing you can do FOR YOUR PARTY? ?
Make sure that you keep the Congress? Maybe, just maybe get a couple seats in Senate? Help out a couple of Dem Governors? and be patient. Make it to 2024 while mitigating the damage.
Who's the best to do that? A guy that has tons of money, and doesn't mind spending it. A guy that can be steered and programmed and puppeted to say what you want him to say. He will get the Dem message out to many, and he doesn't care if it costs million$.
So ... Bern will not have enough votes to take it in the first round. Then the super delegates (who you have in your pocket) will vote the way you want them to - and Bernie is OUT.
It's the way I see it FOR NOW.
Things can change, but if the convention were to happen now -- that's the way it will go down.
And, ya know, I could vote for Blumeberg. He's got no personality; but I like his action when it comes to interpersonal relationships with women, and legal relationships with gang-bangers in the 'hood, and business relationships with foreign countries.
He could be the guy.
He just might be a DINO.
PS: Thanks for an intelligent, well thought-out question and input. It is really, really rare here. I look forward to a further discussion. You see something different? I could be wrong.
Naw ...