editorial
Bloomberg’s presidential bid, and moderation
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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, N 12 OVEMBER 15-21, 2019 BTR
The Democratic presidential
primary got a shakeup
last week when former Mayor
Michael Bloomberg began taking
steps toward formally entering
the race.
After the word got out that
he fi led paperwork to enter
next year’s Alabama Primary,
the news spread quickly, as
did the reaction to his potential
late entry into the crowded
fi eld of candidates.
Most of the reaction was
mixed, to say the least, with
some suggesting his late bid
would upset the Democrats’
apple cart in their bid to defeat
President Trump. Pundits
also pointed to Bloomberg’s
rather moderate position
— with some believing it a
strength, and others seeing it
as a liability.
The former three-term
mayor wouldn’t be the fi rst
presidential candidate to
jump into his party’s primary
within a year or less from the
actual presidential election.
History shows the results have
been mixed.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The late Senator Robert F.
Kennedy joined the race in
March 1968, shortly after the
New Hampshire Primary, and
was seemingly on his way to
the nomination when tragedy
struck. Retired General Wesley
Clark also joined a wideopen
Democratic fi eld in 2003
after a public draft movement,
but his campaign fi zzled out
within weeks.
How will former Mayor
Bloomberg perform? That’s
up to him — and, more importantly,
the voters.
His three terms as mayor
of the nation’s largest city
were largely successful, as
he helped lead the rebuilding
effort following the September
11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Bloomberg also spurred further
development across the
fi ve boroughs and helped diversify
its economy by attracting
businesses in a wider variety
of fi elds from healthcare to
technology.
Bloomberg’s record certainly
qualifi es him to be part
of the presidential conversation.
As for moderation and
moderate candidates, we don’t
believe either should be eschewed
by the voters.
Even before Bloomberg’s
entry into the race, candidates
like former Vice President Joe
Biden and South Bend, Indiana
Mayor Pete Buttigieg
were getting a raw deal because
they’re not as far to the
left as others.
But moderation is a strength
because polarization leads to
dysfunction, as we have seen
during the current administration.
We believe most American
voters want someone who
will tilt left or right, but stay
grounded toward the center
and put the country — not the
party — fi rst.
We’ll fi nd out in time if that
candidate is Bloomberg or
someone else from the Democratic
fi eld.
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