Rep. Bobby Rush endorses Bloomberg's White House bid

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Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) on Tuesday endorsed former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for president, Bloomberg’s campaign announced, becoming the fourth House lawmaker to endorse him. Rush, who had endorsed Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) before her exit from the race early last month, said he had been contacted by former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) campaigns before he decided to endorse Bloomberg. The Bloomberg campaign on Tuesday also announced that Rush will serve as its national co-chair.

“He alone, among the current Democratic candidates, has been the clearest, the most focused, and the most reasonable voice for addressing the depressed state of the African-American economy,” Rush said of Bloomberg in a statement. “His Greenwood Initiative is not only inspirational, it's practical and it's doable.”

“Congressman Bobby Rush has dedicated his life to building a more open, inclusive, equitable, just and prosperous America -- as a civil rights activist, pastor, and leader in Congress, where he has been a force for change on issues we both feel passionately about, including health care, gun violence, and poverty," Bloomberg said.

Rush is the first African American House member to endorse Bloomberg, with Reps. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.), Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Max Rose (D-N.Y.) also endorsing his White House bid.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/479260-bobby-rush-endorses-bloomberg-for-president

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1. I'm not surprised that a pol who supported Kamala has switched to Bloomberg

now that she’s out.

Same as me.