All things in moderation
— even the President!
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LAST WEEK’S TOP STORY:
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 threeterm
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.
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 Sept.
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. Either way, the
Democrats need to get it
right — as another four
years of Donald Trump
would be disastrous for
the country.
Michael Bloomberg strolls down the Coney Island Boardwalk during the beach’s opening
daying ceremonies during his tenure as mayor of New York City Photo by Paul Martinka
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