Bloomberg promises 'compassion, common decency' in Raleigh campaign stop
With the 2020 primary election in North Carolina just two months away, the presidential campaign in the state is heating up.
Posted — UpdatedHe told supporters he joined the race to "restore compassion and common decency." He promised to unify the country and get things done.
"On this – what he had to say – I would vote for him today," she said.
The former New York City mayor was a late entry to the Democratic race. Bloomberg didn't even enter the contest until late November. He's skipping the early primary states and focusing on Super Tuesday states including North Carolina.
He is just the latest Democratic hopeful to visit North Carolina.
- In September, Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally in Chapel Hill.
- Former Vice President Joe Biden was in Durham for a rally in October.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in Raleigh in November for a rally at Broughton High School and to open her campaign headquarters.
- December brought Pete Buttigieg to the Triangle and Goldsboro for an event at Rev. William Barber's church.
Bloomberg is planning to try to catch up with the front-runners by dropping hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising.
"That he can do better in the future, and he can be there for everybody Is more important than focusing on what he’s done or what mistakes he has made," Smith said.
The 77-year-old has changed his party affiliation three times. He became a Republican to run successfully for mayor of New York City, then switched to independent a few years later and went back to being a Democrat in 2018.
He's been subject to criticism from African-American Democrats for his support for stop-and-frisk policing, as well as his defense of the prosecution of the Central Park 5, even after the courts ruled they were wrongfully convicted in a high-profile rape case.
Democratic voters will have a choice from among 15 candidates in the primary on March 3.
Who are all these people running for president?
There are five recognized political parties in North Carolina now, and the following candidates will be on their presidential primary ballots:
- Don Blankenship
- Charles Kraut
- Michael Bennet
- Joseph F. Biden
- Michael R. Bloomberg
- Cory Booker
- Pete Buttigieg
- Julian Castro
- John K. Delaney
- Tulsi Gabbard
- Amy Klobuchar
- Deval Patrick
- Bernie Sanders
- Tom Steyer
- Elizabeth Warren
- Marianne Williamson
- Andrew Yang
- Howie Hawkins
- Max Abramson
- Ken Armstrong
- Dan Berhman
- Kenneth Blevins
- Souraya Faas
- Erik Gerhardt
- Jedidiah Hill
- Jacob Hornberger
- Jo Jorgenson
- Adam Kokesh
- John McAffee
- James Orlando Ogle
- Steve Richey
- Kim Ruff
- Vermin Supreme
- Arvin Vohra
- Donald J. Trump
- Joe Walsh
- Bill Weld
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