With Super Tuesday just days away, Sen. Bernie Sanders is looking to extend his lead in national pledged delegates. Does Joe Biden have the fuel to catch up?
. The average polling in the largest Super Tuesday states shows Sanders leading everywhere except Klobuchar’s home state of Minnesota.
, according to his Federal Election Commission report. He spent $186 million through Thursday on advertising, according to Advertising Analytics. But he failed to win enough votes for any delegates in the first three states and dropped out of the race Saturday night.The Democratic Party requires candidates to have at least 15% support from a state to collect any delegates. This has the effect of rewarding winners with a bigger boost, while weeding out low-performing candidates.
“California is to presidential campaigns what Russia is to invading armies: a vast expanse that consumes enormous resources,” said Jack Pitney Jr., a professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College. “Bernie can do it because he has the grassroots support. Bloomberg can do it because he’s got the money.”
California polling averages found Sanders more than doubling the support of any rival. Sanders was supported by 33% of respondents, compared to Warren at nearly 14%, Biden at 13% and Bloomberg at 11%, according to the summary of polls through Friday atWhen candidates visit the Golden State, it tends to be for fundraising rather than the meet-and-greet campaigning of Iowa and New Hampshire.
Democrats are paying more attention to the traditionally conservative state after former Rep. Beto O’Rourke came closer than expected to unseating Sen. Ted Cruz.
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