Bloomey might be trying to take his case to the people, and bypass the DNC and primary routine.
I don't see it working, but , I could be wrong.
Didn't work for Bernie last time out. The fix was in.
Don't forget. Bernie is all about giving stuff away; Bloomberg has a track record of taking away stuff people want: Big Gulps, cigs, trans-fats, and wants to tax the poor. The www makes it hard to hide that stuff from people.
I still think Bernie has the best shot at being elected, IF he can get nominated. He's been singing the same song for years, unlike the newcomers, who are new to REAL Socialism. He's got lots of followers. Half the current field of Dems are just raising slush money and auditioning for CNN gigs.
All this full-disclosure Socialism is driving Obama nuts. He won by hiding his true intentions, not scaring voters schittless with them. There may be enough gimme-gimmies out there now to elect a Hard Lefty now, or maybe not.