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Democrat Warren Accuses Rival Bloomberg of Trying to Buy US Presidential
Election

Reuters

   ANKENY, IOWA - Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren
   blasted billionaire Michael Bloomberg on Monday for launching his
   nascent White House bid with a $37 million TV advertising blitz,
   accusing the former New York City mayor of trying to buy American
   democracy.

   Bloomberg, 77, a media mogul who will use his personal fortune to spend
   freely on his campaign and has said he will not take donations,
   officially jumped into the White House race as a moderate Democrat on
   Sunday.

   Warren, 70, a liberal U.S. senator from Massachusetts and one of the
   leading Democratic contenders according to polls, has proposed a wealth
   tax on billionaires and frequently rails against corporate America,
   something Bloomberg has criticized.

   At an event with voters in Ankeny, Iowa, Warren opened her remarks
   denouncing Bloomberg's tactics.

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