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Bloomberg's Many Tentacles of Influence Stretch Far and Wide

Associated Press

   When Mike Bloomberg held a rally this month at the National
   Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the signs of his wealth and
   influence were everywhere.

   Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, long a paid adviser to one of
   Bloomberg's charitable programs and now to his campaign, warmed up the
   crowd with chants of "Mike will get it done!" That followed a
   performance of the Nick Jonas song "Jealous" by an a capella group from
   the University of Pennsylvania, where Bloomberg has funded public
   health research.

   "Bloomberg interns" have worked at the National Constitution Center and
   other Philadelphia cultural sites thanks to his largesse, and Bloomberg
   gave the center's former CEO a $50,000 donation for his successful 2016
   run for state treasurer.

   Across the city, soda sales had dropped after a 2017 tax increase that
   Bloomberg spent millions to pass, study and defend with the support of
   Mayor Jim Kenney, whose reelection he backed last year with $1 million
   in outside spending. And the Bloomberg-endorsed state attorney general
   was leading a data-driven campaign against gun crime in the city.
   

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