Mike Bloomberg 2020 met Mike Bloomberg 2015 here this afternoon, and wanted nothing to do with him
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The former New York City mayor said his remarks five years ago, in which he defended stop-and-frisk policies and blamed minorities for the vast majority of inner-city crime, do not reflect "how I led the most diverse city in the nation" or how he runs his company.
The remarks — unearthed this week, posted on Twitter and seized on by the president and his allies — come as Bloomberg is surging in national polls, and is gaining traction with the same African American voters that will be crucial to winning the Democratic nomination. Joe Biden's flagging support in Iowa, New Hampshire and nationwide leaves an opening for Bloomberg -- or so his team thinks -- weeks before Super Tuesday, the delegate-rich primary day March 3.
In a comment that sounded remarkably similar to Donald Trump's speeches, he said he did not think the years-old remarks would adversely impact his standing with African American voters. "I think we're going to do very well in the African American community," he said. "They need a good economy, they need better schools, they want health care, they need jobs and those are the kinds of things that I can bring on."Sign UpBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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