I didn't watch most of the Democrat debate last night. From the portions I've now seen, I agree with the consensus that Mike Bloomberg did not do well. Every time I saw Bloomberg speak, he came across as trying to be something he's not. Bloomberg got hammered by Elizabeth Warren for insulting women. Just imagine if he had turned to her and said, "Well they didn't have your obvious grace and charm." and then laughed and said, "Really, if the main concern of the American people is how politically correct we speak about each other, then you're right, they would probably do best with someone else. On the other hand, if, as I believe, the American people want a president who can get things done to benefit them, then I"m your man." Mike could have embraced the fact -- based upon all these videos that have surfaced -- that he doesn't watch his words when speaking.
Bloomberg also got hammered by Joe Biden (by JOE BIDEN!!!) for the horrible racism of the stop and frisk policy in New York City while he was mayor. Bloomberg responded by pointing out that he had apologized for that. It was sad. Just imagine if Bloomberg had turned to Biden and said, "When you actually run a major government or business, you have to make decisions that affect a great many people. I've done that for the last 40 years. If you had ever done something besides debating in the Senate or sitting around as VP waiting for the president to die, you would know that. And as for Stop and Frisk, that policy was put in place to save lives and stop crime. And you know whose lives it saved? In New York over 80% of murder victims are minorities. Stop and Frisk is 'Black Lives Matter' in action. That policy helped us cut the number of murders in New York by 65% when it was in place. That's hundreds or thousands of minority lives saved. It's not racist to protect people from crime no matter what their race. And it's not racist to stop criminals even if they are black or Hispanic." This is clearly what Bloomberg actually believes; he said it often enough when he was mayor.
In other words, Bloomberg should have tried to be authentic. He should have been himself and shown that self to the voters. Some would have been turned off while others would have been enthused.
Meanwhile a few hundred miles to the south of the debate, President Trump spoke at a rally in Arizona. No one has ever accused Trump of not being himself. Indeed, he is sometimes too clear about what he thinks. The American people understand that, however, and they know they are getting the real Trump, not some focus-grouped, consultant-advised phony who just says what he is told the voters want to hear. No one can keep that up forever; eventually the real person comes out.
One last note on the "real person". Last night we also got to see the real Elizabeth Warren. She kept taking nasty shots at the other candidates. She truly is a harridan. She truly is freaked out that her support, which seemed so strong last fall, has melted away as people have come to see the real Liz.
Bloomberg also got hammered by Joe Biden (by JOE BIDEN!!!) for the horrible racism of the stop and frisk policy in New York City while he was mayor. Bloomberg responded by pointing out that he had apologized for that. It was sad. Just imagine if Bloomberg had turned to Biden and said, "When you actually run a major government or business, you have to make decisions that affect a great many people. I've done that for the last 40 years. If you had ever done something besides debating in the Senate or sitting around as VP waiting for the president to die, you would know that. And as for Stop and Frisk, that policy was put in place to save lives and stop crime. And you know whose lives it saved? In New York over 80% of murder victims are minorities. Stop and Frisk is 'Black Lives Matter' in action. That policy helped us cut the number of murders in New York by 65% when it was in place. That's hundreds or thousands of minority lives saved. It's not racist to protect people from crime no matter what their race. And it's not racist to stop criminals even if they are black or Hispanic." This is clearly what Bloomberg actually believes; he said it often enough when he was mayor.
In other words, Bloomberg should have tried to be authentic. He should have been himself and shown that self to the voters. Some would have been turned off while others would have been enthused.
Meanwhile a few hundred miles to the south of the debate, President Trump spoke at a rally in Arizona. No one has ever accused Trump of not being himself. Indeed, he is sometimes too clear about what he thinks. The American people understand that, however, and they know they are getting the real Trump, not some focus-grouped, consultant-advised phony who just says what he is told the voters want to hear. No one can keep that up forever; eventually the real person comes out.
One last note on the "real person". Last night we also got to see the real Elizabeth Warren. She kept taking nasty shots at the other candidates. She truly is a harridan. She truly is freaked out that her support, which seemed so strong last fall, has melted away as people have come to see the real Liz.
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