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Bloomberg pays fines for 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has reportedly raised more than $16 million in an effort to help convicted felons in Florida register to vote. The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition estimated …
thehill.com
The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition estimated Bloomberg's fundraising push has already paid off monetary obligations for 32,000 felons.
"The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy and no American should be denied that right," a Bloomberg spokesperson told the news outlet. "Working together with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, we are determined to end disenfranchisement and the discrimination that has always driven it."
This is smart.
If Biden wins Florida by a slim margin he will owe it to Bloomberg.
This combined with Bloomberg's ad spend should put Biden over the top:
Mike Bloomberg to Commit at Least $100 Million to Help Biden Campaign in Florida
Bloomberg's late stage infusion of cash reflects Democrats' concerns about the tight race in a key battleground state
time.com