Current Events > Is there like a secret mayor frat? SJ, SF, DC, OAK, Memphis endorse Bloomberg

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https://twitter.com/murielbowser/status/1222840660300042241

and stockton
and louisville
and riverside
and Chula Vista
and Santa Fe

Or they want some of his sweet fortune.
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Lol I guess Pete never got in

It's called philanthropy.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/884386/all-8-mayors-who-have-endorsed-michael-bloomberg-have-benefited-from-philanthropy

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg knows mayors. He was, after all, the leader of the nation's largest city, but even after giving up the reins to New York, Bloomberg has spent a lot of time building relationships with city leaders through philanthropy. Now, he's hoping some mayors might help boost his young Democratic presidential campaign, The New York Times reports.

So far, eight mayors across the country are backing Bloomberg. All eight attended his boot camp for mayors at Harvard University, where they had access to advice from Bloomberg-funded experts, and more than half have reportedly received millions of dollars in grants and support packages from Bloomberg.

The mayors maintain they're endorsing Bloomberg because of his platform and ideas, not because they felt pressured on account of his aid. But some did acknowledge that his philanthropy helped establish his credibility. "Lots of people have money," said Stockton, California, Mayor Michael Tubbs, who endorsed Bloomberg's campaign earlier this week. "But the way he uses his money speaks to how he's someone who has a vision for [the Democratic Party]."

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