(Reuters) - The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to four on Wednesday after billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his campaign and said he was backing Joe Biden.
Bloomberg's withdrawal from a field that was once more than 20 candidates allows Biden to further consolidate support of moderates in what is increasingly a one-on-one contest between him and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist.
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