"Democratic Party set to include Michael Bloomberg in debates with change to qualifying requirement"
Well, money talks. Democrats always answer.
Democratic Party set to include Michael Bloomberg in debates with change to qualifying requirements
Doomberg is the Lori Loughlin of the DNC.
There are two separate criteria a candidate must meet in order to participate in upcoming Democratic primary debates. One requires candidates to meet a certain threshold in recent polls. The current threshold is ten percent. The other criteria is that the candidate must have a certain number of individual donors to his campaign. The latter was a threshold that Mike Bloomberg’s self-funded campaign could never meet. But today the DNC has revised the criteria and
eliminated the donor threshold.
The Sanders campaign expressed bewilderment with the
DNC’s decision:
“To now change the rules in the middle of the game to accommodate Mike Bloomberg, who is trying to buy his way into the Democratic nomination, is wrong,” Jeff Weaver, a senior adviser to Sanders, told POLITICO as the rules were being announced…
“Now, suddenly because Mr. Bloomberg couldn’t satisfy one of the prongs, we see it get changed?” Weaver said. “That’s the definition of a rigged system where the rich can buy their way in.”
Quite a few people pointing out that the DNC had previously been firm about not changing the rules, but suddenly it seems they are flexible.
How is Bloomberg getting this special treatment you ask? The same way he’s getting a national campaign. He’s buying it.
Ryan Grim
✔@ryangrim
Just before jumping into the race,
@MikeBloomberg gave $325,000 to the DNC, on top of the gobs he spent on ads this month.
With Bernie surging past Biden in some national polls, the Insiders really are getting nervous. They think nominating Sanders would set up a
train wreck in November.
And remember, these smart folks shafted Hillary last time because she was a "shoe in" for a "landslide".
DNC revises debate criteria so Bloomberg has a chance to make the stage
