ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Bloomberg's campaign says it will re-evaluate on Wednesday after a less than stellar showing on Super Tuesday. That's according to a campaign spokesperson.

Bloomberg, the billionaire and former New York City mayor, so far only picked up American Samoa Tuesday night as a primary win, his first since entering the race late last year. He was not on the ballot in the four early primary or caucus states.

Bloomberg was in Orlando on Tuesday as part of a three-city swing through Florida.

Bloomberg visited his campaign's Orlando field office in downtown Orlando, where he picked up the endorsements of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Commissioner Regina Hill.

 

 

 

 

He also talked about the environment, an issue he's worked with Dyer on, and on gun violence.

"In this country, this year, 40,000 people will either commit suicide or get killed with handguns," Bloomberg said. "I'm not suggesting we don't have to worry about the [coronavirus], but we have a virus that's been taking over this country and we've got to do something about it.

Bloomberg says his hope tonight is to get as many votes as his opponents, with the strategy being to eventually force a brokered Democratic National Convention in July.

"“What it says with two very strong candidates, nobody is going to have a majority and then you go to a broken convention so who knows what then happens?" Bloomberg said.

 

Bloomberg also visited Miami and West Palm Beach.

Florida is a big part of Bloomberg's later push for the Democratic nomination. He passed up the early primary states in favor of starting on the ballots on Super Tuesday and beyond.

Bloomberg is only the second Democratic candidate to make a public campaign appearance in Central Florida. Pete Buttigieg, who dropped out of the race Sunday, came to Orlando last August.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump kicked off his re-election campaign in Orlando last June. He's expected to be back in Central Florida next week for a private fundraiser in Seminole County.