Buttigieg campaign says Bloomberg should drop out to stop ‘insurmountable’ Sanders lead

Pete Buttigieg’s campaign called on Michael Bloomberg to drop out of the Democratic presidential race following his rough debate performance, flipping the Bloomberg’s campaign argument about the threat of Bernie Sanders back onto him.

“Bloomberg had the worst debate performance in the history of presidential debates,” the presidential campaign for the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor said, referencing Bloomberg’s inability to weather a barrage of attacks from rivals in Wednesday’s Democratic debate. “Buying ads isn’t enough to win. You have to show up and answer tough questions. Not only did Bloomberg show that he cannot defeat Bernie Sanders, he showed he isn’t capable of defeating Donald Trump.”