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Bloomberg’s WH2020 bid looks serious and credible and it helps that he’s worth $50bn

Bloomberg’s WH2020 bid looks serious and credible and it helps that he’s worth $50bn

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The multi-billionaire who wants to beat Trump Above is one of the first WH2020 campaign ads for 77 year old Michael Bloomberg who announced at the weekend that we was running for the White House. His approach to the campaign for the Democratic is very different from his rivals. Firstly, of course, he’s not having to bother with the tedious business of fundraising. He’s committed $150m of his own money to his campaign and clearly there is a lot more…

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Another man in his late ’70s puts his hat into the ring for WH2020

Another man in his late ’70s puts his hat into the ring for WH2020

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New York Times This had been expected but during the day the multi-billionaire former Republican, Michael Bloomberg has announced that he is running for the White House and he’s formally entered the race. He said: ““Defeating Donald Trump — and rebuilding America — is the most urgent and important fight of our lives. And I’m going all in,” Mr. Bloomberg said. “I offer myself as a doer and a problem solver — not a talker. And someone who is ready…

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Ready for President Chuck Grassley?

Ready for President Chuck Grassley?

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How an 86-year old could be the next US president This has not been a good week for Donald Trump. Rant all he might at the impeachment hearings, they’re turning up deeply damaging testimony that would in any normal circumstance be career-ending. Trump is not, as he’s proven many times, politically normal but even he must have a limit as to how far he can push things. That he will now be impeached is all-but inevitable. Having gone this far…

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Biden now back as favourite for the Democratic nomination

Biden now back as favourite for the Democratic nomination

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But this is more about Warren-Buttiegieg switching than a Biden Renaissance The betdata.io chart tells the story of the fight for the Democratic nomination over the past few months and tracks the rise and fall of Elizabeth Warren. At one stage the Senator from Massachusetts was rated at more than a 50% chance on Betfair. Her decline was triggered by a forensic attack on her by Mayor Pete in the October TV debate when he pressed on the funding for…

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The November WH2020 Democratic debate and another reminder that they do these things better in the country where Boris was born

The November WH2020 Democratic debate and another reminder that they do these things better in the country where Boris was born

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Biden makes another gaffe so situation normal Overnight we have had the latest Democratic party debate as part of the prolonged process to determine who should fight against Donald Trump in the presidential election next November. The event took place after a weekend that had seen new polling in Iowa and New Hampshire showing the 37 year old former Rhodes Scholar, Pete Buttiegieg, moving to clear leads in Iowa and New Hampshire – the first two states to decide. Their…

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Buttigieg now nine points clear in Iowa

Buttigieg now nine points clear in Iowa

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CNN The big WH2020 news over the weekend was a CNN/Des Moines Register poll showing the 37 year old Mayor Pete surge to take a substantial lead over Biden. Warren and Sanders. What’s significant here is that the pollster Ann Selzer has built up a formidable reputation over the years over the accuracy of her Iowa Caucuses polling. This is a very difficult to poll because it is hard to get a representative sample of the 200k+ Iowans who will…

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Now five of the top 6 in the Democratic nomination betting are septuagenarians – the other’s 37

Now five of the top 6 in the Democratic nomination betting are septuagenarians – the other’s 37

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Is the party really going to choose an old’un to fight the 74 year old We have not looked at the WH2020 nomination recently but the latest development is that Wall Street multi-billionaire, Michael Bloomberg (77), has started registering to ensure that he’s on the primary ballots in some states. On top of this there’s a lot of betting interest in Hillary Clinton (72) although she has not said that she is running. They join septuagenarians Bernie Sanders (78), Joe…

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Warren on the slide in WH2020 nomination betting after negative response to her healthcare funding plan

Warren on the slide in WH2020 nomination betting after negative response to her healthcare funding plan

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There’ve been big movements in the betting in the fight for the Democratic nomination with one-time favourite, Beto O’Rourke, now pulling himself out of the race and the current favourite Elizabeth Warren seeing a dramatic slide in her betting position. At the last TV debate she had been challenged forcefully by Mayor Pete to explain how she would fund her ambitious healthcare plan without putting up taxes for the middle classes. That led to her this week giving details which…

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