Bloomberg Would Focus On Super Tuesday States

November 9, 2019 9:16 am

WASHINGTON (AP) – Michael Bloomberg plans to focus his likely presidential campaign on Super Tuesday states, skipping early voting states where other candidates have spent months meeting voters and building operations. Bloomberg adviser Howard Wolfson says other candidates already have a big head start in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. Wolfson says Bloomberg is “realistic” about where he can make up ground at this late stage. That means Bloomberg would focus on the crush of states that vote on March 3, hoping to quickly amass delegates in California, Virginia and elsewhere. The billionaire’s vast personal wealth means he can start advertising and building a campaign apparatus in those states while other candidates are focused on the early primary contests. Bloomberg is expected to make a final decision on the 2020 campaign in the coming days.