WATCH: Mike Bloomberg INSISTS He Would’ve Beaten President Trump; Inside Bloomberg’s Half-Billion-Dollar Belly Flop

By The Blaze. Failed Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg gave up on his White House bid Wednesday after a dismal showing on Super Tuesday, but the former New York mayor still believes he “would’ve beaten [President] Donald Trump in November” if only he could have won his party’s nomination. . .

During his farewell speech, Bloomberg told an audience of supporters, “This really is the best, most creative, most hardworking campaign team ever assembled. And I have to say, there is no doubt in my mind we would’ve beaten Donald Trump in November.”

Bloomberg added, “And you know who else knows that? Donald Trump. He’s been scared stiff of us and for good reason.”

According to NPR, Mr. Bloomberg, a billionaire, ran “the most expensive self-funded campaign ever” in his pursuit of the Oval Office, shelling out more than $500 million just in advertising ahead of Super Tuesday. But his big spending did not pay off — Bloomberg failed to win a single state on Tuesday, only securing U.S. territory American Samoa. (Read more from “WATCH: Mike Bloomberg INSISTS He Would’ve Beaten President Trump” HERE)

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Inside Bloomberg’s Half-Billion-Dollar Belly Flop

By Politico. Mike Bloomberg left the West Palm Beach ballroom where his campaign held an upbeat Super Tuesday party feeling deflated but resolute. He knew the results coming in from across the country looked increasingly grim. But he wanted to assess the final count in the light of day before deciding whether to end his short-lived bid for the White House. . .

Bloomberg started with a record-breaking ad buy of $34 million. The blitz was aimed at attracting African-American and Latino voters, two demographic groups key to winning the nomination. It was his means of catching up with those at the top of the Democratic ticket and for a while, polls showed that it may have worked in his favor: By the end of January,he polled in double digits, just behind Elizabeth Warren. By mid-February, he was the top choice among 20 percent of black voters.

He spent nearly $200 million in Super Tuesday states, including more than $30 million in the South, but he crossed the 15 percent threshold in just two Southern states.

He reasoned that he could skip the first four voting states in favor of delegate-rich ones that vote on Super Tuesday. In recent weeks, at least two high-ranking campaign advisers have privately questioned his decision not to compete in South Carolina, where they believe he could have done well. (Read more from “Inside Bloomberg’s Half-Billion-Dollar Belly Flop” HERE)

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