“It’s essential that we nominate a Democrat who will be in the strongest position to defeat Donald Trump,” Bloomberg stated. “We cannot allow the primary process to drag the party to an extreme that would diminish our chances in the general election and translate into ‘Four More Years.'”<\/strong><\/p>\nAge-Old Question<\/b><\/h2>\n
Trump became the oldest newly elected US president when he took office at 70. Should Biden win the 2020 election, he would be 78-years-old when sworn in during the January 2021 inauguration.<\/p>\n
Political operatives believe fending off concerns about his age could be accomplished by teaming with a younger running mate. Beto O’Rourke, a former US representative from Texas, is a contender.<\/p>\n
PredictIt has O’Rourke shares trading at 17 cents to win the Democratic nod.<\/p>\n
Real Clear Politics’ <\/i>polling average for the 2020 Democratic nominee has Biden far ahead at 29.3 percent. Sanders is next at a distant 19.8 percent. California Senator Kamala Harris is third (11.8 percent), Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren fourth (seven percent), and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker rounding out the top five at 5.5 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Michael Bloomberg has withdrawn his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. Worth an estimated $55 billion by Forbes, the businessman and philanthropist said the decision to run for the White House weighed heavily on him. The choice boiled down to two options. “Devote the next two years to talking about my ideas and record, knowing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":99953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19853,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Michael Bloomberg Exits 2020 Race, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden Favorites<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n