Trump has indicated that he would rather face Bloomberg in November ... other than Bernie. This flies in the face of conventional wisdom ... that Bloomberg in many respects is the more difficult opponent ... with his many billions and more moderate positions.
Then why might Trump prefer Bloomberg as an opponent?
Very simple ... it’s a choice between positive and negative political messages. Bloomberg would be running with a “I’m not Trump” message. Whereas Bernie has a transformative message, however poisonous to many ... “We need to become more like Socialist Sweden ... with free healthcare, free college, free housing, open borders, voting from prison, Green New Deal, etc.”
Bloomberg would be Diet Trump ... many of his same policies except for climate change, gun control and open borders ... but without the tweets ... too easy a switchover. Whereas Sanders is leading a “movement” ... a movement backed by change ... however distasteful to many of us.
Trump recognizes that a passionate positive message is a tougher challenge than a squishy negative one.
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