Democratic Primaries
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg will reassess on Wednesday whether he should stay in the race after getting disappointing results in Super Tuesday primaries despite spending more than a half billion dollars on his three-month campaign.
A person close to the Bloomberg campaign confirmed the deliberations. The person wasnt authorized to discuss the matter by name and requested anonymity. Bloomberg flew back to New York after campaigning Tuesday in Florida, a state that votes March 17 and where hes already spent millions.
Bloomberg, a billionaire businessman and former New York mayor, spent sums never before seen in political campaign history since entering the race in November. Millions of dollars went toward states like Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee all three of which former Vice President Joe Biden won on Tuesday, riding a wave after his decisive victory in South Carolina. Sen. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, racked up victories in California, Colorado and other states.
Bloombergs poor showing was a rejection by voters of the central rationale of his campaign: He was the candidate best poised to take on Republican President Donald Trump. And it was proof that, in politics, money cant solve every problem. Bloomberg, one of the worlds wealthiest men, has a $61 billion net worth that flows from the financial data and media company he founded in the 1980s, Bloomberg LP.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Bloomberg isn't going to force something.
I voted absentee for Bloomberg in Florida. There is no doubt in my mind he was easily our strongest general election candidate against Trump. But people like to pay attention to day to day stuff, for some silly reason.
The daily overreaction always helps me in sports wagering. I can't complain overall. But it is mind boggling how popular it is.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden