Mike Bloomberg Address to the Democratic National Convention - Analysis

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg addressing the Democratic National Convention tonight in Philadelphia. How did he do? Mayor Bloomberg was elected as a Republican, has since left the Republican Party and is now an independent, has famously considered running for president as an independent numerous times, thought about running this time, but decided he wouldn't and instead is backing Hillary Clinton. Michael Bloomberg is nobody's idea of a great public speaker. He has a flat voice, has a Boston accent that isn't particularly appealing to most ears, comes across as technocratic, not very emotional, and he is the billionaire who doesn't really come across as Joe Everyman. So on a lot of technical aspects, you could say he's simply not a great speaker. He did nothing tonight to really change his reputation as a speaker. His message was exactly what the Hillary Clinton campaign wanted and what the Democratic Party wanted. Michael Bloomberg, who is fabulously wealthy, much more successful than Donald Trump, many times wealthier, made the case that Donald Trump would be bad for business, bad for the economy, and simply not a stable person. And one of his memorable lines, of course, this isn't reality tv, this is reality. And made just a devastating attack on Donald Trump. Now, many conservatives of course will spin this and say, well, this is the nanny guy who doesn't want you to drink big colas, wants to tell you what to eat and can't smoke. And of course he's for Hillary. He's this big leftist control freak. But again, the record shows that he is a self made man, is a billionaire from his own work, his own entrepreneurial energies, wildly successful, and was in fact a Republican elected in a Democratic city. So to a lot of independents, Mike Bloomberg is still credible. He doesn't have a populist sway over tens of millions of people. But in what looks like it could be a close election, anyone who moves half a percent, 1% or 0.1% could be influential. I'm T.J. walker.