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Unions Not Sorry to See Bloomberg Exit Primary

By RICHARD STEIER
Posted 3/6/20

Shortly after 10 a.m. March 4, Jake Lemonda, discussing the 14 Democratic primaries contested the day before that had propelled former Vice President Joe Biden to the front of the pack again, said, “I think the result on Super Tuesday was more reflective of the mainstream Democratic Party now that the field has narrowed.”

Asked about former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s disappointing showing and whether it might prompt him to drop out of the race, the president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association replied, “I was a little surprised with the performance. He’s assembled an enormous army, and he’s being advised by some of the best people in the business. But clearly his intent and purpose is to defeat President Trump. Maybe now he puts all his resources behind the [eventual] nominee.”

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