Bloomberg Tries to Shrug Off Debate With Warning on Sanders

  • Democrat campaigns after uneven first debate performance
  • Bloomberg says can’t pick someone appealing ‘to a small base’
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Michael Bloomberg emerged from a widely criticized first presidential debate performance saying the Democrats risked handing the election to Donald Trump if they nominate front-runner Bernie Sanders.

“So how was your night last night?” Bloomberg quipped Thursday at a campaign stop in Salt Lake City, Utah, tacitly acknowledging the drubbing he took from rival Democratic candidates and post-show media reviews.