Mike Bloomberg is about to become more influential than ever before.

Insofar as Mike Bloomberg actually wanted to become president of the United States, his run at the Democratic nomination was a historically expensive flop—a John Carter–like bomb in which he spent $600 million of his own money flooding the country with field offices and ads, before failing to win a single state on Super Tuesday (he did nab American Samoa) and dropping out. Along the way, the whole country got to learn about Bloomberg’s (alleged) history of grotesque sexism, which came to a head during two cringe-y debate performances during which Sen. Elizabeth Warren surgically removed his dignity in front of a live national audience. The former New York mayor officially ended his candidacy and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, the race’s new front-runner, on Wednesday, and speaking to a crowd of his supporters, he choked up. “I’m sorry we didn’t win,” he said, “but it’s still the best day of my life and tomorrow is going to be even better.” It was the world’s least convincing Lou Gehrig impression. ....
https://slate.com/business/2020/03/mike-bloomberg-biden-trump-money-hose.html