Mike Bloomberg’s mega-bucks spending spree on campaign ads continues ahead of tonight’s debate that he’s not a part of, this time over at WashingtonPost.com:
.@MikeBloomberg, again not qualifying for tonight's debate stage because he's not taking donations, is running ad campaign on Washington Post website and on YouTube nationally: "The party rules prevent me from debating. If they changed the rules, I'd be happy to join it." pic.twitter.com/vhnCnKe1Gu
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) January 14, 2020
And don’t think subscribing will get a Bloomberg-free experience, because it won’t:
I'm reading the @washingtonpost which I subscribe to and suddenly a full-screen ad for Bloomberg interrupts my read and starts playing. Not cool. pic.twitter.com/iJP0JdkDuO
— BLOOP! (@susiemcdonnell) January 14, 2020
How much did this even cost?
Wow, this is a big Mike Bloomberg ad on the @washingtonpost — wonder how much it cost pic.twitter.com/TKsuQXbXDU
— Tim Fitzsimons (@tfitzsimons) January 14, 2020
Not that it matters or cares as any money he’s spending is a rounding error of his total net worth:s
It’s jarring to see a news story on Mike Bloomberg’s spending just smothered in Mike Bloomberg ads: pic.twitter.com/bBG5V1tzEG
— Aaron Wiener (@aaronwiener) January 14, 2020
He’ll be on with Stephen Colbert tonight:
Bloomberg on Colbert tonight because he's not in the debate, the guy's has spent $150m+ on ads, you can't watch a football game or watch CNN or breathe in an American airport without seeing his stupid commercials I think he's fine
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) January 14, 2020
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Bloomberg is also spending heavily on staff, which has “now crossed 1,000 people”:
Bloomberg campaign continues to add more staffers. It’s now crossed 1,000 people, per campaign.
— Tarini Parti (@tparti) January 14, 2020
Fellow Dems have to be jealous about this:
Stats on staffing, per campaign:
– More than 700 people in states, 300 in HQ
– 18 states have at least 20 people
– 8 states have at least 40
– 33 states with staff including all Super Tuesday states— Tarini Parti (@tparti) January 14, 2020
But Bernie has quite a large staff, too:
I’ve been asking other top campaigns for their staffing numbers. Some, like Warren’s team, declined to give a number.
Sanders had the largest after Bloomberg with more than 800 on the payroll, per @elizacollins1
— Tarini Parti (@tparti) January 14, 2020
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