Hundreds of Michael Bloomberg supporters in New York cheered on the former mayor's vast wealth during a kickoff event in Harlem on Saturday.
The event demonstrated that Bloomberg, even while away, can still draw crowds in the city in which he served three terms as mayor.
The event demonstrated that Bloomberg, even while away, can still draw crowds in the city in which he served three terms as mayor. A campaign aide said that they were still working on a final attendance count, but that initial tallies were in the hundreds. Bloomberg supporters rejected criticism of Bloomberg's wealth made by his rivals, including Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Sanders has said that "multi-billionaires like Mr. Bloomberg are not going to get very far in this election," while Warren has accused Bloomberg of attempting to circumvent democracy by buying an election.
Kaplan, who is white and Hispanic, suggested that Bloomberg's decision not to live the "high life" and instead to pursue public office earned her support. Bloomberg remains in the single digits nationally. Little polling has been conducted among New York Democratic voters. Bloomberg's national focus is at odds with the strategies of his fellow contenders, who are largely spending time in the four earliest caucus and primary states, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
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