Inside Bloomberg's half-billion dollar belly flop

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Mike Bloomberg left the West Palm Beach ballroom where his campaign held an upbeat Super Tuesday party feeling deflated but resolute. He knew the results coming in from across the country looked increasingly grim. But he wanted to assess the final count in the light of day before deciding whether to end his short-lived bid for the White House.

“As the results come in, here’s what is clear: no matter how many delegates we win tonight, we have done something no one thought was possible,” he told hundreds of cheering supporters who donned campaign T-shirts and waved “Mike Will Get It Done” signs.

By Wednesday morning, Mike realized he could not get it done after all.

The billionaire businessman’s ambitious experiment bombed: He didn’t win a single Super Tuesday state, emerging victorious only in American Samoa — a devastating return on his investment of more than half a billion dollars.

Bloomberg placed third or fourth in every state, and he trailed the two leaders by hundreds in the delegate count. His chances would not improve if he continued campaigning. In fact, doing so could hurt Joe Biden, the leading moderate in the race, his advisers reasoned, despite Bloomberg’s demand earlier in the day that reporters ask Biden why he wouldn't drop out for Bloomberg.

[musicman65]

1. He will bring it home

for Joe $$$$

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. I still appreciate his ads. They were hard hitting and very much to the point.

tRump is EVIL and needs to be removed.

I am very glad he spent the money. Now, I hope he spends some more for the Democrats.

[delisen]

4. Bloomberg ads did a lot for us

[oldsoftie]

3. Bloomberg & Steyer are just more proof that money doesnt get you elected.

Recognition is far more important. Without celebrity, Trump would have NEVER been elected.