Shihab KhanNov 25, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/us/politics/bloomberg-ads-2020-race.html#click=https://t.co/xSFHJ3RV7z

How to hack #democracy 101. He has already entered the presidential race. #Capitalism continues to screw the layman over and over.

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Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, spent at least $30 million on Friday for a single week of television ads, a show of financial force that signals his willingness to use his vast personal fortune to reshape the Democratic presidential race.

Bloomberg Prepares Huge TV Blitz, Reserving $30 Million in Ads

Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City and expected presidential candidate, is buying ads in more than two dozen states.

The New York Times
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The 60-second biographical commercials will begin on Monday in more than two dozen states and roughly 100 news media markets from California to Maine, a preview of a 2020 campaign budget that could easily stretch into the nine-figure range.
Nov 25, 2019 at 10:15amTusky
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The scope of Mr. #Bloomberg’s ad buy is staggering. It is more than all of Mr. Bloomberg’s potential rivals — other than the other billionaire running, Tom Steyer — have spent on television ads all year, and about double what Senator Cory Booker had raised in donations from February through the end of September.