If you support gun regulation of any sort, get rid of Bloomberg as spokesman for the cause. I can say with some certainty that the name Bloomberg generates as much distaste in the mouth in Brooklyn as it does in Colorado.
Reid Wilson, writing in WaPo, expounds on the theme of Bloomberg's rejection from both sides:
But Bloomberg’s money wasn’t necessarily a positive for Morse and Giron, both of whom tried to change the subject to anything other than the gun legislation.
“It’s been a double-edged sword for the candidates,” Rick Ridder, a Democratic strategist in Denver, said of Bloomberg’s involvement. “On the one hand, it provided ready support and resources. On the other hand, it may have kept the [focus] on guns longer than they might have wanted.”
“There has been a backlash with the disclosure of Bloomberg money,” said Laura Carno, a conservative activist who led the recall campaign against Morse. “People wonder why his is playing in Colorado. I had one person ask if we were going to have to limit soda sizes soon.”
I've
noted in the comments before that the worst spokesperson gun control advocates could ever have is a self-promoting, entitled, billionaire elitist prick like Bloomberg. Worse, he only contributes in the least effective way by buying ads, as
kos has
noted.
It is long past time for Democrats to jettison this jerk. Especially those who favor reasonable gun regulation and more. We can win without his money. It is certainly clear we can still lose with it.