Bloomberg’s Path Clouded by Biden’s South Carolina Win
- Biden backers fear he’ll split moderate vote, helping Sanders
- Bloomberg campaign is focused on vote in Super Tuesday states
Mike Bloomberg waits to be introduced to speak in Selma, Alabama, on March 1, 2020.
Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Michael Bloomberg’s campaign was put on the defensive by a swift and ferocious response from supporters of Joe Biden, fresh off a dominant victory in South Carolina, who suggested it was time for the billionaire to step aside.
But the former New York mayor’s campaign said he has no intention of dropping out on the eve of Super Tuesday, when he will appear on ballots for the first time. Bloomberg skipped the first four contests while spending more than $538 million in advertising and setting up a massive field operation nationwide.