Trevor Noah explains eloquently why Bloomberg doesn't get it.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

Link to tweet

If Bloomberg wins this nomination, I'm going to have to drink a LOT of Glenlivet before I have to vote for him.

And when you finish this, look for the Twitter threads about the horribly sexist things he has said.

We can do better than to nominate this guy, Dems.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Any functioning adult 2020

Any and all Democratic nominees get my vote! All of them. The #1 mission is to defeat Trump.

[Mz Pip]

2. Yes.

The perfect is the enemy of the good. Bloomberg has flaws, some serious but he’s a billion times better than Trump. 😉

[progressoid]

8. That's kind of a low standard.

Lots of people are a billion times better than trump.

Mitt Romney is better than Trump but I ain't gonna vote for him if he switches parties.

[Mz Pip]

11. Unfortunately that's where we are

The perfect is the enemy of the good.

It’s still early days so let’s see how this plays out.

[milestogo]

12. Bloomberg, misogynist, is better than Trump.

If Bloomberg gets the nomination I'll have to hold my nose.

[Mz Pip]

19. Yep.

At least he’s pro choice and believes in climate change.

[evertonfc]

3. Thats how I feel about Sanders

but we vote Blue anyway. I have comfort in knowing that Bloomberg would crush Trump with unlimited funds. I voted for Mike today along with 6 buddies. We wanna beat Trump

[Turin_C3PO]

5. Hopefully

Bloomberg will contribute a few billion even if he loses the nomination. Then we wouldn’t have to worry about Trump outspending our nominee.

[tulipsandroses]

4. I'm with you on having to drink to support him

He's an amazing philanthropist. I am most worried about the policies he enacted that had a negative impact on people's lives. Will he govern as president the way he governed as mayor? Its not just stop and frisk. His policies often had a negative impact on the poor and working class. I have heard people say, oh, he will be checked by democrats if he tries to enact undemocratic policies. Well, the republicans thought they could control Trump too.....

Oh and then there was the push to get rid of term limits so he could stay on as mayor for a 3rd term. Those things leave a bad taste in my mouth.

[ashredux]

14. If we have a Blue House AND Senate...we will be ok

[Autumn]

6. Yes we can. But will we?

[WheelWalker]

7. Bloomberg reminds me of the guy trying to cut into the front of the line.

[not fooled]

10. Yep

I think a lot of his philanthropy is engineered to co-opt potential opposition:

The degree to which Michael Bloomberg is using his fortune to fundamentally alter & manipulate U.S. politics to his personal advantage extends way beyond ads. I've worked against him, covered him as a journalist & worked with his top aides. Here’s their playbook: (1/17)

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[Lordquinton]

9. We have to do better

settling wont' help us win.

[ashredux]

13. Bloomberg may be tone deft....

But he will sing along with a Dem House and a Dem Senate...this is our mission

[Skya Rhen]

15. He'll never be able to flip the Senate - turnout will be low, guaranteed. He is too divisive.

[wnylib]

16. If Bloomberg wants to spend to defeat Trump,

that's ok with me. He can afford it. But that does not mean I will feel obligated or so grateful that I would vote to make him our nominee.

I will not vote for him in the primary.

If he does get the nomination, I would vote for him only on the basis that he would be marginally better than Trump. And then I would watch him closely.

[Orrex]

17. "We can do better than to nominate this guy, Dems."

Yeah? Well, honestly, we should be able to do better than anyone currently in the running, but this is what we have to work with. It's absurd that the entire Democratic party can't put forth a better candidate. Warren is my first choice, but I'm not a fool, and I can see the downward spiral clearly.

Can someone name another candidate who's as well-organized as Bloomberg?

Or who gets under fuckhead Trump's orange hide the way Bloomberg does?

Honestly, Bloomberg is my last choice out of the current field of candidates, but his ads and therefore his message has a better reach than all of the other contenders combined.

I will absolutely vote for whoever winds up on our ticket, but it would be a wonderful, refreshing change if any of our candidates were actually worth getting excited about--and that includes Sanders, before any of his supporters reiterate their belief that he's the obvious and inevitable perfect candidate.

[Cal Carpenter]

18. Thanks for sharing this

I've seen the link before but finally had a chance to watch it.

I implore people who don't quite get why some of us are raging about Bloomberg to please, please, please watch this video. And please notice that there are supporters of all the Dem candidates expressing vehement concerns about Bloomberg.

I've never really watched more than a few minutes of Trevor Noah before but he just lays it out so clearly here.