The former New York mayor barely mentioned here in Utah his rocky performance at Wednesday night’s Democratic debate. And for the fleeting moment that he did, he made it primarily about two people: The man he wants to run against, President Donald Trump, and the front-runner in the race he is currently in, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

“So how was your night last night,” Bloomberg said cheekily, nodding to his tough night. “Look, the real winner of the debate last night was Donald Trump.”

He continued: “I worry that we may be on the way to nominating someone who cannot win in November. And if we choose a candidate who appeals to a small base — like Sen. Sanders — it will be a fatal error.”

And with that, Bloomberg moved on.

Bloomberg struggled to respond to the constant attacks he took at the debate, his first of the cycle. He was hit for his alleged past crass comments about women and non-disclosure agreements his company has with women who have accused him of making crude remarks.

He also fought to defend using his massive wealth to fund his campaign and his record on policing in New York, both of which allowed other candidates to tee off against him.

Bloomberg’s aides were initially careful not to directly acknowledge the tough performance after the debate. But there was acceptance even among his many advisers that his performance was uneven, with campaign manager Kevin Sheekey — after claiming Bloomberg won — saying the former mayor was “just warming up tonight” and would “build on tonight’s performance.”

And Geoffrey Canada, a Bloomberg campaign adviser, compared the former mayor to a boxer who hasn’t been in the ring.

“This is not a real surprise to me that Mike struggled,” he said. “He wasn’t ready for it. He’ll be ready next time.”

No way I could have sat though 2 hours of that mess. No way…smh.

Nah…I doubt he’ll quit right away. He’s a an old white male billionaire, a genuine American oligarch and (like Trump) thinks he’s the greatest gift to the world. His id and super-ego won’t let him bow out yet. He’ll probably stick around a little while longer.

But it is too bad that former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, national political chair of Bloomberg’s campaign, decided Not to run for president. Nutter might also have lot of baggage but he would’ve darn sure presented as a better presidential candidate than Bloomberg.