Bernie vs. Bloomberg

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.

Headlines

Schumer demands new documents for impeachment trial

5G may reveal actionable data in everything — from vehicle health to storm drain efficiency

Obama talks up Warren behind closed doors

Activists plan $3 billion city to solve California’s homeless problem

Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

Millionaires support a wealth tax — as long as they aren’t getting taxed — CNBC survey

McConnell NOT closing door on impeachment trial witnesses ...

Donald Trump approval rating surpasses Barack Obama

Corey Booker would rather defeat Trump at the polls

GM, Ford and others cut thousand of jobs and closed factories to save billions in 2019

Blind mystic predicts Russian meteorite and war for 2020 ...

Boeing CEO resigns amid MAX 737 aircraft problems

Toast

Elizabeth Warren is toast. When one of your biggest fans, the “Morning Joe” show, turns on you, you might think again about your chances of winning the Democrat nomination. It really wasn’t her call for “Medicare for All” that did her in (although she did piss off the unions). But when she said she was going to pay for it with a wealth tax, she lost the backing of Wall Street and the media plutocrats.

(It is even likely this inspired Michael Bloomberg to enter the race.)

Unless Warren can quickly and adroitly do an about-face, she will become another zombie candidate.

Warren plays to an empty hall (from Drudge Report)

The Warren Doctrine

Socialism is good ... should be adopted

Eliminate private healthcare insurance

Healthcare and college education should be free

Forgive all outstanding $1.6 trillion of student loans

Impose a 5% annual tax on wealth over $50 million

Facebook, Twitter, Google and Amazon should be broken up

Open our borders to all and eliminate ICE

Global warming is real ... we must get rid of fossil fuels.

Reparations should be paid to all black slave descendents

 Gun control is essential even if this means restricting the 2nd Amendment

Transgender illegal immigrants must be welcomed

Criminal justice reform must be expanded


[Notice anything not addressed in the above?]

Headlines

‘Seismic change’: Democrat holdouts rush toward impeachment

There’s a theory that retiring boomers cashing out will cause a ‘dark period’ for the stock market

Biden calls for Trump impeachment ...

Elizabeth Warren surges in Democrat primary

Boris Johnson says he will not quit if parliament suspension ruled illegal

‘Billionaires should not exist’: Sanders tries to outdo Warren with tougher wealth tax

Commerce Secretary Wilber Ross falls asleep during Trump’s UN speech

Romney says Trump asking Ukraine to investigate Biden troubling

Trump claims Nobel Peace Prize is rigged against him

Most of the ultra-wealthy see a recession next year and are hunkering down

British Supreme  Court rules Boris Johnson’s Parliament suspension illegal

Consumer confidence fell by more than expected in September

Headlines

Sanders launches second bid for presidency

‘Panic buying’ likely to drive stock market higher in the near term

‘Empire’ strikes back, cutting Jussie Smollett’s scenes ...

EU boss Junker opens door to Brexit delay

New Hampshire gives Harris a hard time for rarely showing up

California and 15 other states sue over Trump’s national emergency

Warren unveils [free] child care funded by wealth tax ...

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked photos show El Paso border facilities overwhelmed

Nancy Pelosi to Europe: Trump is not the boss

Andrew McCabe: I told Congressional leaders that the FBI was investigating Trump — and they didn’t object

Barry Diller: Hollywood now irrelevant ...

Poll: 85% of Republicans approve of Trump’s national emergency to build wall

Headlines

All came from Internet news sites. Guess which ones came from Politico ...

ACLU sues Trump over Election Integrity Commission

Claim: Sixth mass extinction already under way ...

Comey [Columbia professor] friend: Docs given to me were not marked classified

Israel backs Hungary, says Soros a threat ...

Natalie: I was not from Kremlin ...

Donald Trump Jr. says he'll cooperate with Congressional Russian investigation

Everyone is forgetting that Clinton allies did the same thing as Don Jr.

Seattle approves income tax on wealthy ...

L.A. Times calls for Trump to disband 'sham' voter fraud commission

Trump: Congress wouldn't 'dare' leave without healthcare bill

Army sergeant arrested by FBI SWAT for alleged ISIS ties

Stephen King: 'The news is real, the president is fake'