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Axios Pro Rata: Entrepreneur election — Starboard sails into CVS — SoftBank's latest LatAm deal

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Top of the Morning | Tuesday, November 26, 2019   View in browser   Presented By Standard Industries   Pro Rata By Dan Primack · Nov 26, 2019     Top of the Morning Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios   Michael Bloomberg's entry into the 2020 presidential race was reflexively roasted in certain quarters as little more than a billionaire trying to buy an election. Or, in the more succinct words of Anand Giridharadas, "plutes gonna plute." What gets lost in between aren't the specifics of Bloomberg's record, of if he'd make a better or worse president than his rivals. It's the intrinsic value of entrepreneurship, and if that remains an aspirational touchstone for American voters. This was an issue raised by Sen. Corey Booker during the last week's presidential debate, when he argued that Democrats are...