Arick Wierson, who writes frequently for CNN Opinion, is an Emmy Award-winning television producer and former senior media adviser to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He advises clients on communications strategies in the US, Africa and Latin America. Follow him on Twitter @ArickWierson. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.
Operating from the sidelines using his near-bottomless war chest and political savvy, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could become more powerful than he had been as a billionaire, elected official or presidential candidate.
Arick Wierson On Sunday, The Washington Post revealed that Bloomberg, who made a brief run for the Democratic nomination himself earlier this year, will spend at least $100 million of his own fortune to support Biden's campaign in Florida, mainly through television ad buys.
Opinion Spend the money on stimulus checks. It would have more sway!
Opinion Trying to buy Florida..whats new..he tried to buy the presidency
Opinion Idiot!
Opinion It’s his money, he can spend it any way he wants. He is not like other people taking money from family foundation like “Trump foundation” and spending it as his own!!
Opinion Grassroots 😂
Opinion Or not and he will waste all that money. Money can not persuade voters. We are sick of fakenews and conspiracy theories against our POTUS MAGA2020
Opinion Dems must be desperate. Trump brought together Arab nations and Israel to sign a game changing peace accord. Biden played Despicato on his iPhone.
Opinion If Biden wins he will be beholden to another wacko.
Opinion Buying votes
Opinion So CNN is okay with super rich old white men like Soros and Bloomberg running the USA today by buying our elections. Got it.
Opinion Can that $100,000,000.00 reverse dementia? If so, Biden might have a slim chance, but your propping up Biden in his present state is like beating a dead horse.
Opinion Главное тобуреточку не забудь подставить, когда конверт принесешь...
Opinion It’s called a cash cow not a political power...
Opinion He s got a lot of money to loose....
Opinion More money than sense.
Opinion I seem to recall something about wanting to get rich white men out of politics. Guess that's another stance the left has switched on.
Opinion Money to trash...
Opinion I guess they need to cheat to even come close in the election
Opinion Политика не продаётся. Вот мы и нашли сеть и то чем питается Байден. Засуньте ему деньги в задницу, пускай жуёт, у него там челюсть, он крикун.
Opinion Understatement of the year
Opinion Bloomberg is a racist who targeted black people while Mayor of New York City and now he is targeting hispanics in FL for the Chinese communist party. the racist communist appeasers is a US media criminal!
Opinion 100 million ways to buy a politician Typical Swamp Bought and payed for
Opinion What a waste of 100 million dollars that’s gonna be 🤣
Opinion that shows only that American politics is for sale. rich rule country of poors. that's not democracy
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Opinion SHows michaelbloomberg hates Trump more than he loves NYC. Can you imagine what $100 million dollars would mean to businesses that have been closed and/or looted? But instead of being a humanitarian he just wants to settle a personal score! MiniMike
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Opinion Hummm...he must be a slow leaner. How did spending all that money on his own campaign work out?
Opinion Lol..what a rich weasel that no one likes. Except the desperate candidate.
Opinion After 40 years, man figures out he’s got the solution to all of the country’s problems. Unfortunately there ain’t no candy factory cause it leaves too big a carbon footprint
Opinion China has donated $2 Billion to Biden.
Opinion Is that even legal ?
Opinion This dude can't quit losing.
Opinion Waste another 100 million 😂
Opinion That should be illegal & if it's not they need to change the rules at the FCC. This is not what the framers had in mind, that a future mini-Mike could buy an election by targeting a swing state. Not right. P.S. mini-Mike is a total dick.
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Opinion MikeBloomberg is wasting his money. Florida is Trump country and that's just the way it is. No amount of money is going to change that! POTUS
Opinion FloridaVoters don’t let Bloomberg do to your state that which he did to Virginia. Get out and Vote Red!!!
Opinion 29 electoral votes for 100 million SOLD!
Opinion Excuse me. That amount of money would be better used to help a great amount of people in need of food, shelter, medical care, mental health care, rent, car payment and insurance, Jobs, and the list is never ending
Opinion Well Mike Bloomberg donated $1B to Mike Bloomberg’s campaign and that went over like a lead balloon so........
Opinion These historic peace deals by realDonaldTrump and SecPompeo should be on the front cover of every newspaper and leading in all prime time tv but the hateful partisan media will not report facts and anything positive about our President 😡🇺🇸 TrumpLandslide2020