Joe Biden’s reinvigorated primary campaign received another boost with the withdrawal from the race of billionaire Mike Bloomberg who then endorsed the former vice-president for the White House.
Mr Biden’s campaign has caught fire in the last few days after Bernie Sanders had made the early running in the process that will determine which Democrat challenges President Donald Trump for the keys to the Oval Office in November.
Mr Bloomberg entered the race on Super Tuesday but his poor showing was a stunning collapse for the former New York City mayor, who had his 2020 hopes and pumped more than 500 million US dollars of his own fortune into the campaign.
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Mr Bloomberg announced his departure from the race after a disappointing finish on Super Tuesday in the slate of states that account for almost one-third of the total delegates available in the Democratic nominating contest.
He won only the territory of American Samoa and picked up several dozen delegates elsewhere.
Elizabeth Warren was also reported to be reconsidering her candidacy in a race which looks more and more like a duel between Mr Biden and Mr Sanders.
Mr Biden, meanwhile, won big in Southern states where Mr Bloomberg had poured tens of millions of dollars and even cautiously hoped for a victory.
“Three months ago, I entered the race for President to defeat Donald Trump,” Mr Bloomberg said in a statement.
“Today, I am leaving the race for the same reason: to defeat Donald Trump — because it is clear to me that staying in would make achieving that goal more difficult.”
Three months ago, I entered the race to defeat Donald Trump. Today, I'm leaving for the same reason. Defeating Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it. It's clear that is my friend and a great American, @JoeBiden. pic.twitter.com/cNJDIQHS75
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) March 4, 2020
Two of Mr Bloomberg’s former Democratic rivals, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg, dropped out of the race and endorsed Mr Biden as the moderate alternative to Mr Sanders just the day before Super Tuesday.
Mr Biden, who served as vice-president to Barack Obama, has seen his campaign reignited over the past few days after disappointing opening performances in Iowa and New Hampshire, which are overwhelmingly white states.
Following his victory in South Carolina, he built on that success on Super Tuesday and now can count on the support of several of his former rivals.
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