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With less than a week left before Nevada party assemblies are held, Democratic presidential candidates who campaigned on Sunday were focused on a rival who did not dispute the state.
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Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar pointed to billionaire Mike Bloomberg, who they accused of buying their pass to the elections, and clearly specified that they are eager to face it in a debate.
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“You think you can buy this choice,” said Sanders of the former mayor of New York at an event in Reno. “Well, I have news to Mr. Bloomberg: Americans are tired of billionaires buying elections!”
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Candidate attacks are an indication of the seriousness with which Bloomberg begins to be taken as he gains strength in the contest and is about to qualify for Wednesday’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas.
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He has avoided going to the states where the caucuses are traditionally held first, including Nevada, and instead focused on 14 states that will vote in the supermars primary on March 3. He has spent more than 417 million dollars of his fortune to advertise nationwide, an unprecedented amount for any candidate in a primary election.
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The focus lies on Bloomberg while many democrats of the conservative current are restless about the early fortress of Sanders, who won the New Hampshire primary last week and is essentially tied first in Iowa with Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
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Sanders hopes to win a victory on Saturday in Nevada while the moderates are struggling to join in supporting a candidate who could be a counterweight to the Vermont senator, who has long claimed to be a socialist democrat.
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The hundreds of millions of dollars that Bloomberg has destined the states that will vote in the super Tuesday have only increased the sense of uncertainty surrounding the Democratic race.
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In the “Face the Nation” program of the CBS chain, Klobuchar accused Bloomberg of avoiding scrutiny by filling electronic media ads and bypassing difficult televised debates and interviews.
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“I think he can’t hide behind hertzian waves and money,” said. “I think he has to come to the presentations. And personally I think it has to be on the stage of the debate. ”
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Biden, on the NBC’s “Meet the Press” program, said Bloomberg will face greater scrutiny as the race progresses, and mentioned his background on race issues.
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“Sixty billion dollars can buy you a lot of publicity, but they can’t erase your background”, said.
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