Bloomberg builds momentum on Capitol Hill with new endorsements

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On Wednesday, Bloomberg landed endorsements from a trio of Congressional Black Caucus members — Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), and Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands).

On Thursday, House Ethics Committee Chairman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) jumped on the Bloomberg bus. The 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School took place in Deutch’s district, and he said Bloomberg’s fight against gun violence helped win his support just a day before the two-year anniversary of the mass shooting.

The four announcements bring the number of Bloomberg's House endorsements to 13. More than half of those endorsements have come in the past week alone, as Bloomberg has risen to third place in national polling, behind Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Vice President Joe Biden, who had disappointing finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire.

“I see him gaining in the polls. I see him running a real campaign. I see him putting out messages into paid communications, speaking to people around tackling climate change, addressing gun violence in America … balancing our budget, lowering our deficit and running a government that is inclusive and for everybody,” a fired-up Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) told reporters, just days after she endorsed Bloomberg.

"He’s surging in the polls, and people are responding to the fact that, when they see numbers, he is beating Trump by the most," added Stevens, who flipped a Trump district in 2018.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/482953-bloomberg-builds-momentum-on-capitol-hill-with-endorsements

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1. Smart Move

He's going after Biden's firewall.