Washington, DC – -(Ammoland.com)- Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in early March that he is abandoning a potential run for the White House in 2016 after concluding he could not win and would more likely siphon voters away from the staunchly anti-gun Democratic candidate.
Bloomberg admits he gave the idea of a 2016 race “serious consideration.” His team had set up campaign offices and produced ads and a website, featuring the draft slogan, “All Work and No Party.”
However, one national poll found that out of 4,000 registered voters, almost half (43 percent) either didn’t recognize Bloomberg’s name or had no opinion about him. To the extent he is known outside the Empire State, it’s for trying, as mayor, to impose his paternalistic vision of America through bans or restrictions on smoking, sodas, Styrofoam, pain medication, trans-fats, and more recently, for his Everytown efforts to restrict the Second Amendment.
Bloomberg, although not generally recognized as one who understands his own personal limitations, at least in this case is aware that his restrictive inclinations don’t resonate especially well with the American public. Another poll found only 17 percent of Democrats and 9 percent of Republicans had a “favorable” view of the former mayor.
A purported ad promoting his presidential campaign refers to his crime-fighting exploits as mayor and touts Bloomberg for giving away “billions of his own money to fight deadly diseases and help kids.” At the same time, the ad keeps mum on his nanny-state rules and personal spending to further his anti-gun agenda. In developing such an ad, Bloomberg’s campaign team clearly understood how out of touch his policies are with a majority of Americans.
In his announcement, Bloomberg states he is “not ready to endorse any candidate,” but instead, blasts the Republican contenders as “divisive,” “demagogic,” and “bombastic”. Commenting on Bloomberg’s decision, Hillary Clinton responded that she “look[s] forward to continuing to work with him and finding ways in which he can show leadership which he has done so well over the years.”
On gun control at least, there can be little doubt that Clinton and Bloomberg see eye-to-eye.
Having Bloomberg decide not to run for president doesn’t mean he won’t be heavily pushing his gun control agenda in this year’s elections, however. Without the distractions which attend a run for the White House, he’ll be focusing on ballot initiatives, legislation, and supporting candidates who, like he, want to restrict the Second Amendment into oblivion.
All work and no party, indeed.
To learn more about Michael Bloomberg’s assaults on your rights, please visit www.MEETBLOOMBERG.com
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Just what America needs another mentally deranged idiot that wants guns and has no interest in the restoration of the country. When was the last time Mr. O. said anything about reducing the debt, stopping jobs from going over seas, reducing taxes,etc. Pick your party folks, this country can’t afford another radical fool with his or her personal opinions. How much wealth does it take to be satisfied? Before they eliminate the middle class?
it seems so easy to “dislike” some people without ever knowing them. But comrade Bloomberg is one of them. It would be so nice for the elite of this country to walk the streets without having to see the hungry, the homeless, and oh yes, knowing that their body guards are the only ones with guns to protect them because our lives are not that important, people like Rosie fatass Mcdonald and some others. Well! my life IS important and I will never give up my right to protect myself. God bles America
Someone used the “M” word, but I seriously doubt that anyone in the United States actually supports and ideology or agenda that calls for government ownership of everything or almost everything.
Shrillary isn’t going to win, Bernie is.
Taking our 2nd Amendment way along with our gun has nothing to do with stop gun violence and all to do with making us slaves to the United Nation and creating a one world government where all are slaves with no freedom
Too bad Comrade Bloomberg stepped down, as he would have drawn so many votes away from the two OTHER Marxist candidates!
Bloomberg is sick and delusional !