[Ed. – Considering the two mens’ personalities, how surprising is this?]
Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg are perfect foils for each other. One is a rumpled socialist with legions of aggressive grassroots supporters. The other is a billionaire with comically well-compensated aides and consultants, who is effectively attempting to buy support. Both are succeeding in their ‘lanes’ thus far, setting up a possible collision course for the Democratic nomination. If it eventually boils down to a two-man race — and that’s an enormous ‘if’ at this stage — it’ll be ugly. We got a preview of how the gloves could come off over the past 48 hours, in which the Vermont socialist lit into Bloomberg’s history of “racist” policies, and the New York billionaire retaliated with an online ad attacking the online bullying of ‘Bernie Bros:’
The simple truth is that Mayor Bloomberg, with all his money, will not create the kind of excitement and energy we need to defeat Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/9azeuWjLap
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 16, 2020
