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#EXCLUSIVE: Significant other of Mike Bloomberg shares why he's now opening an office in Idaho

Credit: Idaho On Your Side
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#EXCLUSIVE: Significant other of Mike Bloomberg shares why he's now opening an office in Idaho
#EXCLUSIVE: Significant other of Mike Bloomberg shares why he's now opening an office in Idaho

Mike Bloomberg’s 2020 Democratic presidential campaign opened its first field office in Boise on Tuesday.

ADS TARGETINGIDAHOANS... LOCALSHIRED AS STAFFERS...AND NOW A BRICK-AND-MORTAR FIELDOFFICE.FORMER NEW YORKCITY MAYOR ANDDEMOCRATICPRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE MIKEBLOOMBERG ISLEAVING FEWSTONES UN-TURNED... IN HISCAMPAIGN EFFORTSTO ENGAGE IDAHOVOTERS.6 ON YOUR SIDE'SMADELINE WHITE ISAT THE OPENING OFHIS FIRST IDAHOFIELD OFFICE -- WITHAN EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEW."AND IT'S LOCATEDRIGHT HERE IN BOISEON 16TH AND MAIN,AND I SAT DOWNWITH HIS LONGTERMPARTNER DIANATAYLOR TO ASK WHYHES BRINGING SOMANY OF THESERESOURCES TO OURSTATE OF IDAHO."IDAHOANSRECRUITED ASSTAFFERS AND DOORKNOCKERS.TV ADS TARGETINGIDAHOANS.AND A DECORATEDOFFICE PRESENCE INTHE HEART OFDOWNTOWN BOISE.SAFE TO SAY MIKEBLOOMBERG'SCAMPAIGN ISN'TSHYING AWAY FROMSPENDING DOLLARSON GEM STATEVOTERS.

BUT WHYINVEST THAT MONEYHERE?"THIS IS A VERYLIBERTARIAN STATE,AND IF, WE OUGHTAHAVE A SYSTEMWHERE IF YOU WORKHARD YOU WILL GETAHEAD."FORMER NEW YORKSTATESUPERINTENDENT OFBANKS DIANA TAYLORHAS BEEN IN ARELATIONSHIP WITHMIKE BLOOMBERGFOR THE LAST 2DECADES.

SHE'S INBOISE HELPING OPENTHIS CAMPAIGNOFFICE."IDAHO'S IMPORTANT.IT'S REALLYIMPORTANT."WHEN IT COMES TOPRESIDENTIALELECTIONS... IT'S NOSECRET IDAHO HASVOTED REPUBLICANFOR THE LASTSEVERAL DECADES.STILL -- SHE SAYSSHE THINKS THEY'RESTILL ALIKE IN SOMEWAYS."I THINK THEDECISION WAS MADEBECAUSE THEVALUES OF THEPEOPLE HERE AREVERY SIMILAR TO THEVALUES OF MICHAELBLOOMBERG AND HISCAMPAIGN.

HEBELIEVES CLIMATECHANGE NEEDS TOBE STOPPED.

WENEED TO DOSOMETHING ABOUTIT, WE NEED CLEANAIR, WE NEED CLEANWATER."IDAHOANS WILL VOTEIN THE DEMOCRATICPRIMARY ON MARCH10."THE PRIMARY INIDAHO IS JUST A FEWDAYS AFTER SUPERTUESDAY SO IT'S ABIG PART OF THE BIGBULK OF WHEN THEDELEGATES GETPICKED."SHE'S SAYS SHEHOPES THECANDIDATE WILL BEBLOOMBERG -- BUT IFIT'S NOT -- THEIDAHOANS HE HIREDAS STAFFERS -- WILLNOT BE OUT OF THEJOB."WHETHER OR NOTHE IS THE NOMINEEFOR THIS PARTY, HEWILL CONTINUEFUNDING THATORGANIZATION TOMAKE SURE THATTHAT DEMOCRAT,WHOEVER THEDEMOCRATS ELECT,GETS INTO THEWHITE HOUSE INNOVEMBER.""THIS IS THE MOSTIMPORTANT RACE ITHINK IN MYLIFETIME.

WE HAVETO WIN THIS, THEDEMOCRATS HAVE TOWIN THIS.

AND WENEED EVERY SINGLESOLITARY VOTE THATWE CAN POSSIBLYGET."ALL THIS -- SHE SAYS-- A PART OF HISCAMPAIGN'S HOPESFOR UNSEATINGDONALD TRUMP."IN BOISE, MADELINEWHITE, 6 ON YOURSIDE."

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