I'm hearing that Bloomberg not only dropped out and is endorsing Biden, but they are also trying to figure out the legalities for a way for Bloomberg to be able to financially support Biden.
Warren pretty much took him out. He isn't the great guy in the ads. She showed the world the real Bloomberg.
No disrespect, but this is like saying that Trump took Warren out when he mocked her for her questionable minority claims. Bloomberg took himself out by waiting for the last second to join and not tackling his minority problem properly by apologizing properly for frisk and search and showing that he learned from it.
Which was probably satisfying, but ultimately not a great use of her time and energy if she wanted to win it herself. barfo
Perhaps. My view was that while I had certain mild favorites in the Democratic primary, I was largely okay with any of the major candidates except Bloomberg. So the quick elimination of him brought some peace of mind. I mean, I didn't expect him to win the nomination regardless, but most of us thought the same of Trump early in 2016, so things happen and it's nice to have even the small risk off the table. I agree that it probably wasn't the most efficient use of time for Warren specifically.
I think it would be a error in judgment to think that Bloomberg is simply going to disappear from the scene and become completely irrelevant in this election.
He said he was going to invest a billion in Democrats this election cycle, even if he wasn't the nominee. So, no, I don't think he's going to disappear.
I will be honest with you - I was surprised that he ran at all - for someone whose success was built on understanding the data - he really did not read the data properly about this - maybe he was just looking at trends and ignoring the overall numbers when he finally decided to join the race - but his initial decision to stay out was probably the right one and he got caught in the excitement of looking at trends and remembering that it is likely his last opportunity.
