sake there's never been a presidential
candidate like Michael Bloomberg never
one as rich plowing so much of his own
money into expensive TV advertisements
never one pursuing such a high-risk
strategy entering the race late and
missing the first few states to vote
altogether and if you believe Donald
Trump there's never been a worse debate
performance than Bloomberg's last night
now Michael Bloomberg is a former mayor
of New York is a former Republican and
he's in this race because he thinks the
others don't measure up but does he
measure up by consensus last night it
was a bruising evening for Michael
Bloomberg he was under constant attack
from his rivals and many Democrats
simply didn't expect to be in this
position nine months or less before
Donald Trump's possible re-election they
had six candidates in Las Vegas last
night tearing each other to shreds
democratic debate number nine was brutal
most of all for the new face on stage
billionaire Michael Bloomberg walks
straight into a pummeling I'd like to
talk about who were running against a
billionaire who calls women fat broads
and horse-faced lesbians and no I'm not
talking about Donald Trump I'm talking
about Mayor Bloomberg take a huge risk
if we just substitute one arrogant
billionaire for another blue for
president Michael tulum burg is far
happier controlling the narrative
he's bombarded Americans with TV ads
already he spent more of his own money
than any candidate in history
it's riled his rivals in a field
currently led don't forget but Bernie
Sanders self-avowed Democratic Socialist
we have a grotesque and immoral
distribution of wealth in income Mike
Bloomberg owns more wealth than the
bottom a hundred and twenty five million
Americans should you have earned that
much much
yes I worked very hard to alright you
know what mr. Bloomberg wasn't you who
made all that money maybe your workers
played some role in that as well
Bloomberg's billions make him the
richest person ever to run for the White
House he's bought himself a formidable
campaign machine and a sprawling network
of influence but on that debate stage he
was all on his own what his defense was
I'd been nice to some women Bloomberg
was on the spot for his record as New
York Mayor and head of his financial
media empire Elizabeth Warren needing a
boost took a over non-disclosure
agreement signed by some former female
employees so mr. mayor are you willing
to release all of those women from those
non-disclosure agreements so we can hear
their side of the story we have a very
few non-disclosure agreements
how many me finish how many none of them
accuse me of doing anything other than
maybe they didn't like a joke I told to
keep the case he's making is that the
others aren't up to it I can't think of
a ways that would make it easier for
Donald Trump to get reelected and
listening to this conversation as former
Vice President Joe Biden has faulted
thank you and other moderates bicker -
are you trying to say that I'm dumb are
you mocking me here Donald Trump was
unsurprisingly unimpressed and I hear
he's getting pounded tonight you know
he's in a debate I he's stiff he didn't
really engage very much he wasn't very
assertive he kind of seemed to want to
get past it and hope that it all went
away and he could keep running his ads
can he just spray some money around and
redeem himself
I think if Michael Bloomberg didn't have
the hundreds of millions of dollars to
spend on this race he would be nowhere
near where he is right now he would
probably not have any chance after what
happened on Wednesday night one of these
six will take on Donald Trump after a
fiery night in Las Vegas one thing we do
know Bloomberg still has plenty of money
to pay