his own candidacy in the primary race. They're way more general and target Trump. He has said that, if he doesn't win the nomination, he will continue advertising right up to the General Election.

Perhaps there is a cabinet position for him in the Biden administration? I can see that.

Some still believe that the winner will somehow be propelled to victory. I highly doubt individual voters are truly influenced.

Good for Bloomberg... I’d be fine with him if he were the nominee

We're going to see several candidates who are not polling well drop out after Iowa and New Hampshire. Their supporters will move to other candidates, and the field will be reduced. Then, there's a sort of psychological value to doing well in the early primaries. However, even if you add up all four states, the number of delegates they send to the convention is pretty small.

They don't matter much in terms of who gets the nomination. They matter only in keeping candidates in the race and giving a couple of them bragging rights. They can also affect campaign finances, since donors will tend to drop away from candidates who do not perform well in those early primaries.

This year, however, the Super Tuesday primaries, which happen a month after Iowa, include more states than ever and even some of the largest states with the biggest delegations to the convention. In the past, Super Tuesday primaries weren't really in the larger states. Those came later. But, this year more states have been added to that date, including Minnesota, my adopted state.

Bloomberg, who announced late, simply didn't bother with the first four states, but ramped up his campaign in the Super Tuesday states, advertising during a time when nobody else was advertising. It seems to be working.

As for voting for him in the GE, sure. I'll vote for whoever the nominee turns out to be. Always.

The first 3 states won't amount to a hill of beans in difference between the candidates. They will come out with a paltry tie of delegates.

But on super tuesday, that will change. texas alone could wipe out a number of candidates. And while there are a lot of delegates in california, no single candidate is going to get a lions share.

So ignoring the early states makes sense. Especially if you are focusing on dem gains in the general. It will be interesting to see if he turns some fire directly on bernie though; that's the one candidate he doesn't want to see on the ticket.

That appears to be his strategy. Other effects of his campaign will sort themselves out.

because it could well happen.

He's not strong there

Now, think about this: Who would Bloomberg endorse when he drops out of the race, later on in the primary season?

The AA vote will go to Biden. Half of the youth vote will go to Sanders. Bloomberg will have his own followers.

It's an easy thing to predict, really.

In fact, it's highly unlikely to happen. However, Bloomberg is running a strategic type of campaign and investing in places that matter. He's skipping the places that don't.

Just watch. He's going to pass Warren. He's going to pass Buttigieg. He's going to be one of the three surviving candidates after Super Tuesday. The rest will be done and have to drop out. Biden, Sanders, and Bloomberg. There are your survivors. You just haven't been paying attention to the larger, national picture.