Michael Bloomberg's 2020 strategy of skipping the early states and pouring money into those that vote later appears to be paying off in the crucial swing state of Florida. A new survey from St. Pete Polls has him on top there—and the development appears to have come at the expense of Joe Biden, reports the Hill. A month ago, Biden easily led the pack at 41%, while Bloomberg had 17.3%. In the new survey, Biden has cratered to 25%, while Bloomberg has risen to 27.3%. Behind them are Pete Buttigieg (10.5%), Bernie Sanders (10.4%), Amy Klobuchar (8.6%), and Elizabeth Warren (4.8%).
"Oh my," writes Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, noting the dramatic reversal of fortune for Bloomberg and Biden. "A few hundred million ad dollars later, Bloomberg now looks very much like a player in the Sunshine State," he writes. "If that’s all it takes to undercut Biden, then he wasn’t ever going to survive a frontal collision with Donald Trump." Florida Politics reports that Bloomberg has spent at least $11 million on TV ads in Florida's big markets, while his Democratic rivals have yet to begin focusing on the state. Florida's primary is March 17. (More Michael Bloomberg 2020 stories.)
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