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Finally on Debate Stage, Bloomberg Has to Answer to Democratic Rivals

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   Michael Bloomberg waited until November to launch his campaign to be
   the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2020 presidential election.

   His opponents in Wednesday night's debate in the Western state of
   Nevada did not wait at all to attack his political record as the former
   mayor of New York City, allegations of sexism and sexual harassment,
   and his status as a multibillionaire.

   Before Wednesday, people across the United States were largely aware of
   Bloomberg's campaign through television ads, which have saturated
   airwaves since November at a cost of nearly $400 million of his own
   money.

   But the debate put him on stage with the top contenders for the
   Democratic nomination for the first time, meaning he had to answer
   questions in real time about his past and why he should be the one to
   oppose President Donald Trump in November.

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