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US election 2020: How can Michael Bloomberg enter the presidential race so late?

Bloomberg short-circuited the normal timeframe for a campaign with his vast fortune, bringing his rivals’ ire in Las Vegas last night

20 Feb 2020

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 19: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (R) gestures as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg listen

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders gestures at former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas on February 19

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