Diluted Dante wrote:Ok, Bloomberg is a tool, but he's doing something good here. Florida passed a law in 2018 restoring the rights of felons to vote. Republicans then passed another law requiring them to pay off fees related to their imprisonment. Despite this, there was no requirement for the state to tell them how much was owed. People argued this was a poll tax, which would be illegal, but the courts disagreed. So because it's not legally attached to voting, anyone can pay the fines. Bloomberg has so far raised $16 million for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. I can't tell who exactly he's got the money from, but several articles mention "supportes and foundations". As we found out in the primaries that there are no actual Bloomberg supporters, this does seem to be code for "other rich people".
poprock wrote:I read yesterday that he had donated $20m of his own money to pay off ex-prisoner’s debts, then started fundraising on top of that. Which would make that $36m so far - is that right or have I been led up the garden path there?
poprock wrote:I read yesterday that he had donated $20m of his own money to pay off ex-prisoner’s debts, then started fundraising on top of that. Which would make that $36m so far - is that right or have I been led up the garden path there?
poprock wrote:Gotcha. Poor reporting on the first thing I read then.
It's essentially neck and neck at the moment, in Florida and Arizona. Biden doesn't need Florida, but it would certainly make things much much easier. If he wins Florida it is almost certain he wins the election. The same can't be said for Trump.mistercrayon wrote:I read that Biden was struggling a bit in Florida and he needs Florida.
GooberTheHat wrote:Wrong thread?
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