Michael Bloomberg's promise to invest $100 million to support Joe Biden's campaign in Florida shows that he may be more powerful in politics as a donor than as a candidate or elected official, Arick Wierson writes for CNNOpinion
Arick Wierson, who writes frequently for CNN Opinion, is an Emmy Award-winning television producer and former senior media adviser to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He advises clients on communications strategies in the US, Africa and Latin America. Follow him on Twitter @ArickWierson. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.
Operating from the sidelines using his near-bottomless war chest and political savvy, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could become more powerful than he had been as a billionaire, elected official or presidential candidate.
Arick Wierson On Sunday, The Washington Post revealed that Bloomberg, who made a brief run for the Democratic nomination himself earlier this year, will spend at least $100 million of his own fortune to support Biden's campaign in Florida, mainly through television ad buys.
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