Scoop: Mike Bloomberg's campaign to open U.S. Virgin Islands field office

The big picture: The U.S. territory has 11 delegates up for grabs in 2020. 

• This is further evidence of Bloomberg’s nontraditional campaign, focusing on delegate count rather than Iowa and other early states.
• "Mike believes Americans in the territories are often overlooked and have an important voice and role to play in this election," said Dan Kanninen, Bloomberg's states director.
• Bloomberg traveled to the Virgin Islands in 2017 as part of a major push to help hurricane recovery.

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