Following his maligned debate performance, Bloomberg attacked Sanders and Trump at a campaign event in Salt Lake City.
Mike Bloomberg told rallygoers at a campaign event in Salt Lake City Thursday that Bernie Sanders would lose in November if he were to become the Democratic presidential nominee.
"We may very well be on the way to nominating somebody who cannot win in November," the billionaire candidate and former New York City mayor said."If we choose a candidate that appeals to a small base like Senator Sanders, it would be a fatal error." Bloomberg said that the nominee would have to appeal to"Democrats, independents and Republicans to win." He said voters didn't need"pie in the sky promises and proposals that would bankrupt the country."
Bloomberg began his remarks to the crowd by asking,"So, how was your night last night?" -- in his first campaign event following his maligned performance at theWednesday. All of the presidential candidates on the debate stage attacked Bloomberg's record, both in his capacity as New York City mayor and CEO.
Democratic presidential candidate former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Paris Las Vegas on February 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.At Wednesday's debate, Sanders said Bloomberg's policy of"stop-and-frisk" disproportionately and negatively impacted African Americans and Latinos. The Vermont senator also said that the corrupt political system is"bought by billionaires like Mr.
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