Sen. Bernie Sanders already has a foothold in several delegate-rich states
LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders announced to the Democratic establishment earlier this week that it can’t stop his campaign. Many rivals and party insiders now admit he might be right.
“It’s entirely possible that Bernie wins South Carolina, particularly because Tom Steyer is drawing a lot of support there. That would give him a head of steam heading into Super Tuesday three days later,” said Andrew Yang, the former Democratic presidential candidate. “He may have a nearly insurmountable lead in the delegate count by mid-March.”
Mark Longabaugh, a senior adviser to Sanders’ 2016 campaign, said changes to the Super Tuesday lineup could also benefit him. North Carolina, one of his strongest Southern states that year, moved their primary to March 3. Maine, another 2016 stronghold, has also switched to a Super Tuesday primary. Most importantly, California is going to the polls on Super Tuesday, too.
“Keep in mind that California has been voting for two weeks. Texas has been voting for five days, and the ballots dropped in Colorado weeks ago,” said Chuck Rocha, Sanders’ senior adviser and architect of his Latino outreach strategy, at a caucus night party in Nevada. “We’ve already been banking all of those votes and all of those Latinos, getting their ballots, calling them, talking to them. That’s going to be a real key to our success.
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