Is America ready for another tweeting president? And if so, is it looking for a president who uses the social media platform to “quip” that he can communicate with dolphins or that he spent over $200 million dollars on scratch-off lottery tickets last year?
This is what Twitter followers of presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg were treated to during last Tuesday’s final Democratic debate. Bloomberg didn’t qualify for the debate because he’s self-funded. So instead, his campaign team flooded his social media account with snazzy one-liners like these:
Mike’s house is designed to look exactly like the interior of the Millennium Falcon. #BloombergFacts #DemDebate
— Team Bloomberg (@Mike2020) January 15, 2020
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
Last year alone, Mike spent over $200 million dollars on scratch-off lottery tickets. #BloombergFacts #DemDebate
— Team Bloomberg (@Mike2020) January 15, 2020
Test your political knowledge:
SPOT THE MEATBALL THAT LOOKS LIKE MIKE. pic.twitter.com/CkzdgwpzdI— Team Bloomberg (@Mike2020) January 15, 2020
You might suspect that Bloomberg’s account was hacked: Many did. But an introductory tweet posted just before eight o’clock affirms that this was intentional.
We promised to tweet stuff. We promised fun stuff. We promised the best stuff. Here we go. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/pFX0mNulzt
— Team Bloomberg (@Mike2020) January 15, 2020
So did the tweets have the desired effect, which one presumes was to make prospective voters laugh? Not entirely. One person responded this way:
the best stuff would be an announcement that you're dropping out
— Arjav Rawal (@ArjavRawal) January 15, 2020
The “Meatball Mike” tweet, which something tells me will pursue Bloomie long after he does drop out of the race, seemed to get the largest reaction:
Pro-Tip: It is the meatball that thinks Xi Jinping is not a dictator and that governments need to listen to the people to stay in power. It is the meatball that has lucrative business interests in China ?? so is too conflicted to be President.
— Dan Pays Taxes (@DanPaysTaxes) January 15, 2020
A billionaire can’t buy cool
— MikeOneshot (@ShaunKing4real) January 15, 2020
Just pay me to not post anything and it'll be better content
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) January 15, 2020
It does seem that Bloomie left some of the best prospects on the cutting room floor. Here’s one possibility that occurred to me:
Then again, the campaign is young. Stay tuned.
(h/t RedState)