Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The Democrats complained when Mike spent so much of his money to win the nomination. They're not complaining now after Mike said he will spend what it takes so Joe Biden can defeat Trump.

A comment someone else wrote at the Washington Post:

Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg, so very much for your withdrawal and pledges to VP Biden's campaign and network.

I was a supporter of yours since Andrew Yang bowed out.

It takes a heck of a person who tries their best, fails, admits such, then picks themselves up to carry on; showing nothing but looking forward to and working towards achieving the ultimate goal.

In this case, Beating Trump. Everything and Everyone is secondary to that at this point in our country's growing pains.

You, Mr. Mayor, are that "Heck of a person".

The real Democrats such as myself will be forever grateful for your actions, no matter what the outcome holds for our nation.

-- Krystal Bella

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The Washington Post

Former vice president Joe Biden had a strong Super Tuesday, winning in the South, in New England and in the Upper Midwest and building his store of delegates. Biden’s strength put the onus on Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to demonstrate that he can expand his base of support.

Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg had little to show for the hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money he put into the primary and dropped out of the race Wednesday, endorsing Biden.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts lost her home state.

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The Washington Post

Mike Bloomberg is suspending his presidential campaign, says he’s endorsing Biden

By Amy B Wang and Michael Scherer

March 4, 2020

Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York who had hoped to self-fund his way to the Democratic presidential nomination but was spurned by voters in Tuesday’s balloting, dropped out of the race Wednesday.

Bloomberg endorsed Joe Biden, saying the former vice president had the best chance to win in November.

“I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it. After yesterday’s vote, it is clear that candidate is my friend and a great American, Joe Biden,” Bloomberg said in a statement.

Bloomberg will put his resources “in the broadest way possible behind Joe Biden’s candidacy,” Tim O’Brien, a senior adviser to the Bloomberg campaign, said Wednesday. “We have long-term leases and long-term contracts with the team and the intention was always to put this big machine we have built behind whoever the nominee is.”

Biden spoke by phone with Bloomberg Wednesday morning, according to a Bloomberg adviser, and Biden signaled publicly that he will welcome Bloomberg’s financial support, drawing a sharp contrast with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whose advisers have said they would reject any independent assistance from the billionaire.

“This race is bigger than candidates and bigger than politics," Biden declared in a tweet addressed to Bloomberg Wednesday morning. “It’s about defeating Donald Trump, and with your help, we’re gonna do it.”

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