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Post by Admin on Mar 5, 2020 1:26:34 GMT
Mike Bloomberg is weighing dropping out as early as Wednesday after losing a string of Super Tuesday states where he invested a fortune in advertising, according to several people familiar with his plans. While the multi-billionaire former New York City mayor was on track to win delegates, he was roundly beaten by Joe Biden, on whose collapse Bloomberg had been counting. A Bloomberg spokesperson insisted that no decisions had been made after he left his party in West Palm Beach, Florida convention center late Tuesday. “Absolutely not,” Julie Wood said as voting was still talking place Tuesday. “The polls are still open in California.” Another aide noted that Bloomberg plans to travel to the battleground states of Michigan and Florida later this week. Bloomberg gave no indication of plans to drop out as he addressed supporters in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday night. But several sources involved in his campaign said a decision to exit the race is all but certain. He is flying back to New York City Tuesday night; one person said Wednesday would be “a day of reckoning.”
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Post by Admin on Mar 5, 2020 18:14:15 GMT
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will drop out of the 2020 presidential race. The decision comes after disappointing finishes in all nominating contests so far, including Super Tuesday. She hasn't won or come in second in any states — and finished third even in her home state of Massachusetts. "For every American who desperately wants to see our nation healed and some decency and honor restored to our government, this fight goes on. And sure, the fight may take a new form, but I will be in that fight, and I want you in this fight with me. We will persist," Warren told campaign staffers after announcing her decision. Warren's exit leaves just former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard actively seeking the Democratic nomination. Biden leads Sanders in the delegate count, with Gabbard holding just one delegate after the Super Tuesday contests. In what had been a diverse field of candidates, Warren briefly led the pack nationally along with Biden in October and November, according to RealClearPolitics.
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