As Bloomberg enters Democratic presidential race, lawmaker recalls his ties to Idaho

[TexasTowelie]

Michael Bloomberg is entering the crowded field for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination — and at least one Idaho Democrat isn’t impressed.

On Sunday, state Rep. John McCrostie took to Twitter to remind his followers of the former New York City mayor’s ties to former Idaho state superintendent Tom Luna’s ill-fated efforts to overhaul Idaho education.

“This Idahoan will not support Bloomberg, who gave $200k in SUPPORT of the #LunaLaws. Idaho Democrats who support public education should look to any other Dem than him,” McCrostie tweeted last week, linking to a USA Today article announcing Bloomberg’s bid.

Link to tweet

McCrostie, a music teacher who sits on the House Education Committee, is referring back to Idaho’s bitter 2012 election. In November 2012, voters overwhelmingly rejected three education laws passed by the 2011 Legislature. On the ballot, the laws went by the names Propositions 1, 2 and 3 — while supporters called them the Students Come First laws and critics dismissed them as the Luna Laws.

Read more: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article237942184.html

[beachbumbob]

1. bloomberg letting his ego run away unchecked, he knows he has zero chance so why not

spend the money on democratic down ballot races?

[TexasTowelie]

2. I believe that a similar argument could made against nearly all of the remaining candidates. nt

[beachbumbob]

3. all but 1 or 2 I would say, yes