It's the race you'd like to forget. You can't win with this cast.

His withdrawal from the race was totally typical of the campaign. He was outside the box. Nobody expected this.

It was a race to forget,

There was enough dust on his desk to have an archeological dig.

Not only is the playing field not level, it's vertical, and Mike Bloomberg is standing on top of it.

Bloomberg may not engage or inspire. But as CEO, he knows how to manage a situation and stay cool.