Mike Bloomberg’s plan for California – export it.
The Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City mayor likes a lot of what he sees in the Golden State and thinks its efforts on climate change, gun control and criminal justice reform sets a benchmark for other states to emulate.
“I think that California can serve as a great example for the rest of this country,” Bloomberg told supporters at the opening of his Angeles headquarters.
Yes, there are problems, including homelessness, struggling public schools and scarce, costly housing. But California “is something the rest of the country looks up to,” Bloomberg said. “California has been a leader in an awful lot of things.”
His comments marked a sharp departure from views of President Donald Trump, whose administration has been in a long-running feud with the nation’s most populous state over issues from environmental protection to homelessness. Trump called California “a disgrace” last year shortly after its Democratic-controlled Legislature passed a bill that would have required presidential candidates to release their tax returns to get on the 2020 ballot, a proposal aimed squarely at the president. It was later voided in court.
Bloomberg’s visit came as part of a swing through a state that he sees as central to his hopes of winning the White House. After a late entry into the race, Bloomberg is bypassing the first four primary and caucus states and is anchoring his strategy to California and other Super Tuesday states on March 3.
His TV ads have been appearing routinely on television, attempting to connect with voters who might know little or nothing about the billionaire businessman.
With more delegates than any other state, California “has a lot of power in the nominating process,” Bloomberg noted.
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