[Bloomberg has shown in both debates hes not into these slap stick performances and prefers staying on issues and reasonable debate that he knows the bimbos standing with him lack.....He appeals to the level headed voters who want to see and hear the actual positions of the candidates rather than the cat-fights.]
The best shot for Bloombergs path to the nomination consists of him getting the #2 spot, delegate-wise, after Sanders, buying off all the Dem also-rans, and prevailing on the second ballot. If he doesnt get the #2 slot, things become a lot harder, because whomever is #2 is going to think of himself not merely as a kingmaker but a potential nominee, and therefore less likely to give up his delegates to Bloomberg.
In 2020, there will be 4,750 delegates: 3,979 pledged delegates and 771 automatic delegatesmore commonly known as superdelegates.[1]
To win the Democratic nomination, a presidential candidate must receive support from a majority of the pledged delegates on the first ballot: 1,991 pledged delegates.[2][3] If the convention is contested and goes to a second ballot or more, automatic delegates will be able to vote and a candidate must receive majority support from all delegates: more than 2,375 votes.[4] Roughly two-thirds of the delegates will have been allocated by the end of March 2020. ]
I agree Bloomsberg campaign moves aren't traditional and he could very well buy what he needs, but how that will actually play out at a convention is questionable..