Is Stephanie Ruhle now the spokesperson for the Bloomberg campaign?

[Dem4Life1102]

Watching her on MSNBC today it seems like it.

[Lucky Luciano]

1. She used to work for Bloomberg TV and was well liked there.

[Bev54]

2. Very Bad Optics

She needs to sit down

[StarfishSaver]

3. She sure sounded like it

"Mike thinks this. Team Bloomberg says that."

[George II]

4. If you're referring to her appearance on Joy Reid's show...

Reid asked some unfair questions in an attempt to demonize Bloomberg, and Ruhle looked like she was trying to diplomatically put an objective tone on the discussion. Reid went unto that segment with a "mission"

[StarfishSaver]

11. That's not what I saw at all

Joy Reid asked some very basic questions one would expect be asked about any candidate - and she was actually very gentle - and Ruhle answered everything with "Mike thinks this and Mike thinks that and Team Bloomberg tell me this and also." She wasn't being objective - she exclusively and uncritically presented Bloomberg's opinions and positions as if she was his spokesperson

[Dream Girl]

5. She loves her some Mike!

Steph is all about that Wall Street big money

[Funtatlaguy]

6. Yes, she will need to be stifled by her bosses on air.

[ritapria]

7. Ruhle became the" highest producing Credit Derivatives salesperson in the US"

while serving as Vice-President at Credit Suisse - First Boston for 6 years (Source: Her Wikipedia page) ... These dubious financial instruments nearly plunged the US Economy into another Great Depression ….President Obama rescued the day ...Another derivative bubble is being inflated as we speak ..When does it burst ? ..No one knows …. A Bipartisan Majority. ( I gotta keep it real) foolishly voted to repeal FDR's Glass Stegall Act ….Dodd - Frank has kept the Wall Street madness in check to some degree ...This is an issue where Elizabeth Warren really stands out from the crowd …. It is her passion

[UniteFightBack]

8. Didn't she 'break' the story? nt

[JaneQPublic]

9. She says repeatedly she's not opining on Bloomberg...

...but instead just reporting on his stated stance and that of the Bloomberg campaign.

That said, it's still a blurry line between doing that and being a legit candidate spokesperson.

There is the same blurry line for White House reporters. Their job may be to report exactly the president's statements and positions, but by doing so they sound just like a POTUS campaign surrogate.

[karin_sj]

10. We don't need this right now

And we certainly don't need another billionaire to "save us." Ugh. I expected better from her.