Bloomberg Qualifies For His 1st Democratic Presidential Debate In Nevada
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We ran the numbers: There are 2536 news articles covering this topic. 59% (1495) are left leaning, 30% (768) center, 11% (273) right leaning.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will appear in his first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday. While left-leaning articles highlight Bloomberg’s attack on Senator Bernie Sanders, right-leaning articles focus on new polls that show Sanders and Bloomberg tied in Virginia.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that Bloomberg’s campaign mounted a direct offensive against Bernie Sanders, which is the campaign’s first attack on a democratic rival. Bloomberg’s campaign compared Sanders’ campaign tactics to those employed by President Trump. The Bloomberg campaign also released a statement detailing a half-dozen anti-Bloomberg statements from Sanders surrogates and staff and called them “unacceptable.”
A centrist article by NPR reports that according to new polls by NPR, PBS NewsHour, and Marist, Bloomberg is polling in the double digits. The Democratic National Committee changed the rules ahead of the debate by dropping the donor requirement while maintaining the polling requirement, which Bloomberg was able to meet. The article predicts a feisty debate on Wednesday with Bloomberg on the stage for the first time.
New York Post published a right-leaning article highlighting that a new poll by Monmouth University shows Sanders and Bloomberg tied for first place in Virginia, with each at 22 percent support. However, the poll also shows that one in 10 voters stated that they were completely undecided, and one in four voters stated they were set in their pick.
From the left
Bloomberg campaign opens first attack on a Democratic rival: Bernie Sanders
New York Times
From the right
Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg are tied for the lead in new Virginia poll
NY Post