Last night's debate wasn't the first time Elizabeth won against Mike Bloomberg. After she launched the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Wall Street used their leverage over Senate Republicans...
Danielle,
Last night's debate wasn't the first time Elizabeth won against Mike Bloomberg.
After she launched the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Wall Street used their leverage over Senate Republicans to block her from running the agency she'd created. So she went home to Massachusetts and decided to run against one of those Republicans — Senator Scott Brown.
Brown was a popular incumbent, beloved by big banks and corporate interests, with plenty of Wall Street campaign cash to show it.
Just ask Mike Bloomberg — he hosted a fundraiser to try to re-elect Republican Scott Brown and keep Elizabeth out of the U.S. Senate.
Despite starting 17 points down — and despite Mike Bloomberg trying to keep the Senate seat for Scott Brown — Elizabeth built a grassroots movement and beat him by 7.5 points.
Michael Bloomberg has spent his billions helping countless other Republicans — Republicans that went on to win their elections and prevented Democratic majorities in Congress.
For Bloomberg, it's still cheaper to dump hundreds of millions of dollars into a run for president than pay the $3.163 billion he'll owe in a wealth tax when Elizabeth is president.
Just because a billionaire is angry that he's finally starting to be held accountable, doesn't mean Elizabeth's going to stop fighting. Elizabeth never backs down from a fight — and right now, she needs you with her.
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