Donors Are a Lousy Way to Gauge Political Support

Democratic presidential candidate, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks about affordable housing during a campaign event where he received an endorsement from District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser in Washington on Jan. 30, 2020. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

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To get onstage at the last Democratic debate, a candidate had to have received contributions from at least 225,000 donors. That disqualified Mike Bloomberg. He has only one donor: himself.