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Despite ‘Stop And Frisk,’ Michael Bloomberg Gains Serious Traction With Black Voters

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A national political poll of Democratic voters released on Monday shows that Michael Bloomberg has gained serious traction with black voters, despite his support for the controversial practice of “stop and frisk” when he was mayor of New York City.

The Quinnipiac poll, which surveyed 665 Democratic voters between Feb. 5-9, found that 22 percent of black voters support Bloomberg. That puts him second behind former Vice President Joe Biden (27 percent) and ahead of Bernie Sanders (19 percent) with black voters.

The poll also shows that Bloomberg fares best in the Democratic field against President Trump. Bloomberg leads Trump 51 percent to 42 percent in a general election matchup. Sanders tops Trump 51-43, while Biden leads Trump 50-43 in the poll.

Bloomberg, who kicked off his campaign on Nov. 24, has blitzed the airwaves and social media with ads through an entirely self-funded campaign. As part of his strategy, the billionaire media magnate has avoided campaigning in early primary and caucus states like New Hampshire and Iowa, and instead aimed for a strong showing on Super Tuesday, March 3, when 14 states hold their primaries.

Bloomberg has seen a sharp increase in support across the Democratic field since his late entree to the race, but his surge with black voters is something of a surprise given his record on racially-charged issues.

As mayor of New York, Bloomberg implemented and defended so-called “stop and frisk” policies that led to the disproportionate arrests of black and Hispanic residents.

Bloomberg apologized for supporting stop and frisk during a speech at a black church in Brooklyn days before announcing his presidential bid.

“I was wrong, and I am sorry,” Bloomberg said on Nov. 17.

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  1. People are so dense, they will side with their executioner in a never ending Stockholm Syndrome of empty promises. Free college. Free healthcare. Universal Living Wage. Stop and Frisk (oops). And the endless list of feebies that no one can pay for goes on ad nauseum.

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