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“And when people look at the White House and they see this multi-millionaire (President Donald Trump), including, by the way, independents, moderate Republicans, and how now he’s messing up so many things, I don’t think they say, ‘Oh, we need someone richer.’ I don’t think that, Jake. I think you have to earn votes and not buy them,” Klobuchar told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” adding to the lukewarm reception given in recent days to the billionaire politician by members of the crowded field of candidates.
Klobuchar said Sunday that she welcomes the former mayor into the contest, noting that he has done “incredible work” on gun safety and environmental issues. But the Minnesota Democrat also told Tapper that she doesn’t think Bloomberg can “just waltz in” and say, “I’m good enough to be president” and that “the other people aren’t good enough.”
Wolfson did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on Sunday about Klobuchar’s remarks.
‘You ain’t gonna buy this election’
“You’re not going to get elected president by avoiding Iowa, by avoiding New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. You’re not going to buy this election by spending hundreds of millions of dollars on media in California. Those days are gone,” said Sanders, whose proposed tax plans on the wealthy would significantly reduce the number of billionaires in the country.
“Anyone’s welcome, that’s what a democracy is about,” the Massachusetts Democrat said at a campaign town hall on Saturday in Goose Creek, South Carolina, when asked about Bloomberg filing.
“Look, to me this isn’t about politics, this is about democracy. I’m here doing town halls in South Carolina because I want to be here. I think that our elections should not be something bought by billionaires, whether they’re reaching into their own pockets or whether they’re sucking up to the billionaires who can fund political action committees or make big donations,” Warren said.
“There are limits to what money can do,” Yang said during an interview on CNN Friday before Bloomberg filed to participate in the Alabama primary.
Meanwhile, former Vice President Joe Biden, whose campaign is struggling to break out of the Democratic field, encouraged Bloomberg to run — but also added he would “beat him like a drum.”
“I think he should jump in the race. He’s a good guy. He’s done a lot of good. And let’s see what happens,” Biden said in a Friday interview with CNN prior to Bloomberg’s filing.
“Every single poll that’s run I beat him like a drum as I said. And states in the South and states in the Midwest. And so look, if he wants to run he should just get in and run,” he said.
“If Michael Bloomberg decides to support a wealth tax, I welcome him to this race. If not, it’s very clear that he should not be the Democratic nominee,” Steyer said. “We cannot afford to have a Democratic nominee in 2020 who does not support asking the wealthy to pay more to address the enormous inequality in our society.”
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