Rise and Fall of Bloomberg's Campaign

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Can Bloomberg really buy his way into being the Democratic nominee even though he's a late-runner? What does he think of the other candidates? What's up the the sexual assault claims and his social media army? All of these questions and more answered in these episodes about Bloomberg and his campaign.


  • 1

    The Economist asks: Michael Bloomberg

    The Economist Podcasts

    24:02 | Sep 26th, 2019

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    The link between capitalism and progress is being questioned. Should big business step into the breach where politics is gridlocked? In a New York buzzing with world leaders and talk of impeachment, A...Show More

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    An interview with Bloomberg where he provides commentary about the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination before he threw his name in the circus. What would this Bloomberg say about current Bl...Show More

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    Despite being a late entry into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire media tycoon and former mayor of New York City, has surged in the polls and i...Show More

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    Money can buy self-censorship by progressives. Bloomberg’s answer on his “body comments” towards women when he was younger definitely made him sound like he was a bro. Great reporting and insight into...Show More

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    Ok, Bloomberg

    Today, Explained

    22:17 | Feb 20th, 2020

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    Enter the Bloomberg! Exit the Bloomberg? (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    Did anyone watch the democratic debate with Bloomberg? If you missed it, here are two sound bites that summarized Bloomberg’s train wreck debate performance. But the questions at the end of the day ar...Show More

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    The Wall Street Journal reports that Mike Bloomberg’s campaign is hiring people to regularly post from their personal social-media accounts and send texts in support of Bloomberg to their contacts. Pr...Show More

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    Interesting analysis on how the Bloomberg campaign is using new social media strategies where they are paying regular people to boost Bloomberg within personal social networks. Since there are no regu...Show More

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    Bloomberg's NDAs

    Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

    24:28 | Feb 20th, 2020

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    Mike Bloomberg took a walloping at last night's debate. One weakness his opponents seized on? He refused to lift gag orders on women who have made sexual harassment claims against him. On today's show...Show More

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    Bloomberg has a dozen or so NDAs with women who has made sexual harassment claims against him. These NDAs were subject of debate at the last Democratic nominee debate. This episode is a deep dive on h...Show More

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    Is Michael Bloomberg Sorry?

    What Next | Daily News and Analysis

    26:15 | Feb 18th, 2020

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    Since he launched his bid for the Democratic nomination, Michael Bloomberg has been trying to distance himself from the legacy of ‘stop and frisk.’ He says stops went down 95 percent by the end of his...Show More

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    Bloomberg’s non-apology apology on Stop and Frisk.

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    Host Molly Wood spoke with Taylor Lorenz, a tech and internet culture reporter at the New York Times, about the sponsored memes Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg is paying for. Lorenz ...Show More

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    Bloomberg doesn't have a follower base like Sanders so he has to pay for memes whereas Sanders' fans create them organically. It's the Tale of Two Candidates.

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