Joe Biden. “I’m a believer in using data to inform decisions. After yesterday’s results, the delegate math has
become virtually impossible – and a viable path to the nomination no longer exists,” Mr Bloomberg said in
a statement. “But I remain clear-eyed about my overriding objective: victory in November. Not for me, but
for our country. And so while I will not be the nominee, I will not walk away from the most important
political fight of my life.
“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,”
he added.
He spoke to supporters in New York later yesterday to officially confirm his endorsement of Mr Biden.
During the speech, he reiterated his commitment to the Democratic Party beating President Donald
Trump come November.
Super Tuesday was intended to be a big push for the former New York mayor to solidify his nomination
among Democratic voters. To compete, he spent more than $500m (£389m) on his campaign with a large
amount of that money going towards the 14 Super Tuesday states.
But then, just one day before voters went to the polls, both Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar dropped out
of the race and endorsed Mr Biden. The vice president also got an endorsement from former Texas
Representative Beto O’Rourke, a move that potentially helped boost Mr Biden to win the state over Bernie
Sanders.
States like California and Maine were still counting their votes – with the former looking like a victory for
Mr Sanders and the latter for Mr Biden – but the former vice-president left the night as the new
frontrunner for the race. Mr Bloomberg, though, only rallied 12 confirmed delegates as of yesterday
morning compared to the vice president’s 404 confirmed delegates.
Although Mr Bloomberg had what appeared to be limitless funds to keep his campaign going, he also
experienced multiple blunders when trying to garner votes that included underwhelming performances at
the debates.
He took part in his first debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 19 February. During heated exchanges, he was
unable to fend off attacks from Senator Elizabeth Warren, specifically when it came to his comments about
women.
She called him “a billionaire who calls women ‘fat broads’ and ‘horse-faced lesbians’” before demanding Mr
Bloomberg release any woman who had allegations against him from their nondisclosure agreements.
Mr Bloomberg also had to respond to his controversial stop-and-frisk policing policy he put in place during
his time as New York’s mayor.
He first became mayor of New York while with the Republican Party in 2002. Three years later, he was re-
elected with the party before deciding to leave the Republican Party. He then won his re-election campaign
in 2009 as an independent.
The former mayor then put his support behind the Democratic Party before joining the race as the last
contender in November. But, ultimately, Mr Bloomberg was unable to create enough momentum behind
his campaign.
Mr Trump reacted to the news of the recent dropout in a tweet earlier yesterday. Mini Mike Bloomberg
just ‘quit’ the race for President. I could have told him long ago that he didn’t have what it takes, and he
would have saved himself a billion dollars, the real cost,” he wrote. ”Now he will pour money into Sleepy
Joe’s campaign, hoping to save face. It won’t work!”
The president might not be currently worried about the surge Mr Biden’s campaign has experienced in