Democrat Mike Bloomberg postpones Fort Worth visit ahead of Super Tuesday. Here’s why.
Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg is no longer planning a Wednesday night rally in Fort Worth.
He postponed the event because he pushed back until Wednesday a CNN town hall in South Carolina. That was to give him more time to prepare for Tuesday’s presidential debate, the Associated Press reported.
Bloomberg, 78, hopes to reschedule a Fort Worth event for this weekend, she said.
The billionaire and former New York mayor had announced a 7 p.m. rally Wednesday, but never named a location for the rally.
He’s among those seeking at least a share of the 261 delegates Texas has to offer Democratic presidential candidates.
Early voting for the March 3 primary runs through Friday.
Bloomberg, who jumped into the presidential race late, took a different approach than other candidates.
He skipped primaries in the early states such as Iowa and New Hampshire and began setting up election offices and sending campaign workers to the more than dozen states that weigh in on Super Tuesday, including Texas.
Bloomberg has more than a dozen offices across Texas and more than 100 campaign staffers here. He’s been airing TV commercials for weeks and has personally campaigned in this state about half a dozen
He has a campaign office at 3017 W. 7th St., Suite 200, in Fort Worth.
This story was originally published February 24, 2020 at 11:36 AM.
