Sources close to Bloomberg's campaign acknowledge his polls are not looking good.
After a steady, weekslong climb in national polls, fueled by extravagant spending on ads, staff and events, Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has plateaued. The abrupt reversal of fortune, triggered by his disastrous debate performance in Las Vegas, has tarnished the former New York mayor’s sheen and injected uncertainty about whether he will rack up enough delegates on Super Tuesday to keep his campaign alive.
They said they were relieved by Bloomberg's improved debate performance in South Carolina on Tuesday night, including his opening attack on Sanders and his handling of a repeat grilling from Elizabeth Warren on his private company’s treatment of women. Story continues“We think we're well positioned to spend the next five days doubling down on the Super Tuesday states, where we've already built infrastructure and invested time and resources in telling voters about Mike's record of accomplishment and ability to get things done,” campaign spokeswoman Julie Wood said.
Bloomberg’s failure to break through in California, despite spending more than $60 million in the state on advertising, is another ominous sign for the multibillionaire. Sanders is expected to coast in California, where he’s spent considerable time and resources since his loss to Hillary Clinton there in 2016. He’s doubling his rivals in polling averages, and several of them are struggling to break the 15 percent threshold to win statewide delegates.
Bloomberg is dispatching aides and surrogates to slam Sanders in media appearances as an ineffective ideologue. And in Tuesday’s South Carolina debate, Bloomberg interrupted Sanders in the opening minutes, using a discussion about the economy under Trump to tear into both men. Bloomberg’s efforts to narrow the focus to Sanders is complicated not just by his shaky performances but also the nature of such a large field. Biden, by winning South Carolina convincingly, could fundamentally change the race.
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