Good evening. We start with some very surprising breaking election news. Mike Bloomberg, billionaire

businessman at three-time New York City mayor, is preparing to enter the Democratic race.

His spokesman said he is expected to file the necessary paperwork to get on the Democratic

Primary Ballon and Alabama this week. Bloomberg, of course, has considered running before.

You may recall in March, he talked about the, quote, difficulty of winning the Democratic

nomination in such a crowded field. And here's what he told CNN's Kate Baldwin back

in September.

Truth of the matter is, when you look at the layout of who's going to vote and where

the country is, I would be very unlikely to get elected. But in the private sector, I

can make a difference.

Well, in a statement, taking credit for some of Tuesday's big wins for Democrats, Bloomberg

advisor Howard Wolpsen explains the reason for his decision to enter the race now, the

current crop of Democratic candidates. Quote, we now need to finish the job and ensure

that Trump is defeated. But Mike is increasingly concerned that the current field of candidates

is not well positioned to do that. In a CNN poll, a poll is Biden leaves the pack by just

four points at 27 percent, closely behind as a surging center Elizabeth Warren, who's

unsettled some on Wall Street with her wealth tax and more centrist Democrats with her

Medicare for All plan. Biden and Warren are the only two above 20 percent. Warren's

also tied with Biden and the latest Iowa poll from Monmouth University. Joining me now,

CNN, Political Compotator and Democratic Strategist Paul Bagala, Amanda Carbenter, CNN,

Political Compotator and author of Gaslighting America, also USA Today columnists and CNN,

Political Annals Cursion Powers and CNN, Political Annals and New York Times, National

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