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Mike 03

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20. Yes, thanks for posting this. This was an important

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #9)

Fri Nov 15, 2024, 02:02 PM

Nov 15

article.

We had a lot of billionaire backers; I wish some more of them had spoken out, especially Mike Bloomberg. It's water under the bridge now, but he really understood how to hit Rump where it hurt. When Asshole pulled us out of the Paris Climate Accords, Bloomberg flew to Paris and paid our funding commitments anyway. ($15 million if I recall). I've been wondering if he will bother with that again. But, unfortunately, he's rather quiet about what he does do.

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Marc Cuban Was The Only Billionaire [View all] gab13by13 Nov 15 OP

There's also Illinois Governor Pritzker. Omnipresent Nov 15 #1

Yeah but gab13by13 Nov 15 #3

I thought Bill Gates was behind Harris? XanaDUer2 Nov 15 #2

Yeah, I think, gab13by13 Nov 15 #6

Taylor Swift, Lenron James, Boyonce, Oprah, Stephen King...... mymomwasright Nov 15 #4

Add George Soros, Warren Buffet, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates PortTack Nov 15 #19

Taylor Swift eallen Nov 15 #5

I have a bad habit of speaking in absolutes to get attention. gab13by13 Nov 15 #7

Gates gave $50 M to the cause. Lots of wealthy people gave. Unfortunately, lots of rubes voted for trump. Silent Type Nov 15 #8

This is factually incorrect EdmondDantes_ Nov 15 #9

Ha, you beat me. Nice. ancianita Nov 15 #13

Yes, thanks for posting this. This was an important Mike 03 Nov 15 #20

Um, Oprah? Seeking Serenity Nov 15 #10

Not so. So much was going on that this might have been missed... ancianita Nov 15 #11

I believe that more billionaires supported Harris. Elessar Zappa Nov 15 #12

Correct, Biden/Harris had FAR MORE billionaire backers than Trump. WarGamer Nov 15 #15

True, but none of them jumped up and down Mr.Bill Nov 15 #16

true!! WarGamer Nov 15 #17

Oprah? Bloomberg? Swift, Spielberg? And dozens more all made their support public WarGamer Nov 15 #14

Multiple billionaires contributed to Harris' campaign spooky3 Nov 15 #18

He maybe one of the few people with enough appeal to overcome this MAGA madness. Pepsidog Nov 15 #21

He said publicly that he didn't give a dime to either candidate rainin Nov 15 #22