But is Klobuchar still running a strong fifth?

Asking for a DNC friend.

a candidate like Sanders. HRC lost AZ by only 90k last time.

But Ds would need to devote far more resources to Latino GOTV, which has to now been a pathetic effort. Bernie could also help his case with the pick of a Latina VP, as someone here suggested the impressive Latina gov of NM Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Dems would have to double up on their doubled up effort in AZ in order to win TX, which Clinton lost by 9 pct points, a fairly large deficit to completely overcome the next cycle. Same problem there with inadequate Latino turnout.

I think otherwise Sanders would be a strong candidate in MI, WI and PN. The key is to select a Dem nominee who will be able to generate enthusiasm, who will stand for something meaningful and bold, and who will aggressively carry the fight to the Don. People will turn out for someone strong like that despite ideological differences. Especially when the added bonus is ousting the dangerous and demented Trump.

scoop: DNC officials approved and then withheld from their own leadership a proposal to give Tom Perez & two deputies a generous exit package when they eventually depart, leaving Dems confounded by the optics and timing of the decision on the eve of Iowa https://t.co/kZR9c4g9gc

— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) January 29, 2020

The DNC Approved And Kept Private A Generous Exit Package For Tom Perez And Two Top Deputies

The proposal, put forward as an official DNC resolution during a meeting of the party’s budget and finance committee last Friday, would have arranged for Perez and two of his top deputies, CEO Seema Nanda and deputy CEO Sam Cornale, to each receive a lump-sum bonus equaling four months’ salary within two weeks of the time they eventually leave their roles.

Senior DNC officers, including members of Perez’s own executive committee, learned of the compensation package after its approval, through the rumor mill, setting off a furious exchange of emails and texts over the weekend to determine what had been proposed, and by whom.

After BuzzFeed News inquired about the proposal late on Monday evening, Perez told DNC officers in an email that he, Nanda, and Cornale would not accept any “extra compensation” when they leave their posts.

Outside the party’s budget and finance committee, DNC leadership who spoke on the condition of anonymity said they were astounded to learn that on the eve of the presidential primary, and at a time when the Democratic Party is facing a tremendous fundraising deficit, plans were being made to propose a generous compensation package for Perez and such a select group of his top deputies.

“I think it is completely short-sighted and really stupid,” one senior official said.

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

-- Christian Scriptures, Revelation 3:15-16 (KJV)
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Down South, people place much stock in Biblical sayings. The passage quoted above, often colloquialized as "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything!", explains why Bernie Sanders does so well against all his opponents, everywhere. Americans are tiring of the stand-for-nothings that the investor classes want in office. And Bernie stands for something, and has done so consistently for 50+ years now. He is "hot", and will not be "spewed".

See this article from The Intercept:

Though Biden continues to be older voters’ candidate of choice, that support is beginning to wane. The most recent Siena College/New York Times survey of likely Iowa caucus-goers found a 17-point swing away from Biden and toward Sanders among those age 45 to 64.

The social security ads are doing real damage.

and Hillary promptly lost it by 20+ points.

The DNC then gave the majority of our delegates to Hillary for whatever archaic explanation they could come up with.