The math and the conventional wisdom now make Biden a solid favorite for the nomination—but here’s how Bernie could bounce back
instead picked Biden, who swept to victory in 10 out of 14 states and grabbed the edge in cumulative delegates; Bloomberg dropped out, followed byNow the math and the conventional wisdom make Biden a solid favorite. So here’s how Bernie could bounce back.
The road to recovery starts in Michigan next Tuesday. The Sanders camp clearly understands that the state, with 125 delegates, is a must-win, canceling a rally in Mississippi in favor of sending the candidate to Michigan. Recent polling has Biden in front, but Sanders won Michigan in 2016, and its demographics still set up fairly well for him. “Michigan is made to order for Bernie,” a top adviser to a former contender says.
have been forcefully pushing that conciliatory tone on his behalf in the wake of Super Tuesday. “He needs to figure out how to appeal to older voters and black voters, the two most reliable blocs and the two he has struggled with the most,” saysa senior adviser at moveon.org. “To do it he needs a message of inclusion, not just us against the world.” Sanders took a big swing in that direction this week by airing an ad with footage of him grinning alongside President—in 2016.
Whether Sanders himself can play nicer is crucial, however, to whether he can finally expand his reach, particularly with another group of voters that is suddenly up for grabs. “He’s got to make a play for the Warren voters,” a senior strategist for a second former Democratic contender says. “There isn’t going to be a message or a brand reinvention with Bernie. So he’s got to go get what’s opened up. In a lot of states, Bernie-plus-Elizabeth is a pretty good number. That’s the equation.
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