Bloomberg is a perfect example of a chameleon politician changing colors based on the audience. When he was Mayor of New York several years ago, he played the role of moderate tough-on-crime Republican. Now he's playing the role of progressive billionaire to win over the Democrat base, which is civilian government workers outside of public safety and working-age unemployed welfarians. They hate Bernie because he's proven much better at lying about all the free things he'll give people than the establishment