The early reviews for Michael Bloomberg's debate performance were not good. As the dust settles, the reviews ... are still not good. "Mike's got to get his legs under him," conceded campaign manager Kevin Sheekey on MSNBC, reports Politico. But in a statement, Sheekey was more upbeat. “Everyone came to destroy Mike,” he said. “It didn’t happen. Everyone wanted him to lose his cool. He didn’t do it. He was the grown-up in the room.” As for Bloomberg himself: "Look, the real winner of the debate last night was Donald Trump," the candidate said in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, per NBC News. "Because I worry that we may be on the way to nominating someone who cannot win in November." He singled out Bernie Sanders in particular, saying that nominating a candidate with a "small base" would be a "fatal error" for Democrats. More coverage: