Chicago mayor weighing possible Bloomberg endorsement

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) said Friday that she is considering throwing her support behind former New York City Michael Bloomberg for president. “You know, I am considering it,” Lightfoot told Hill.TV, adding, “I think he’s a viable candidate.”

Lightfoot pointed to Bloomberg’s past philanthropy work, particularly in communities of color, in weighing an endorsement for the Democratic presidential candidate.

“There’s a lot of things that I know from his experience — both as a mayor but also as a philanthropist,” she said. “The number of things he supports, particularly making sure that young kids of color get all of the opportunities in front of them so they can really live out their God-given potential.”

However, Lightfoot maintained that she is not prepared to make an endorsement just yet, emphasizing that the 2020 race is still very fluid. Illinois, which has 184 delegates, including 155 pledged delegates, could play a role in deciding the Democratic nominee if the February early voting states — Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — fail to produce a clear frontrunner.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/479788-chicago-mayor-weighing-possible-bloomberg-endorsement

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1. My friend in the Cook County Democratic Party says very likely.