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Bullock and Harris drop Out, Bloomberg rises (though slowly), Booker gets weepy, Tulsi sings, and Democrats have a diversity problem. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update!
PollsLight polling week:
• UC Berkeley (California): Sanders 24, Warren 22, Biden 14, Buttigieg 12, Harris 7.
• Economist/YouGov (page 98): Biden 27, Warren 18, Sanders 13, Buttigieg 12, Harris 4, Bloomberg 3, Booker 3, Klobuchar 3, Gabbard 2, Yang 2, Bennet 1, Castro 1, Williamson 1, Patrick 1.
• Politico/Morning Consult: Biden 29, Sanders 20, Warren 15, Buttigieg 9, Bloomberg 5, Harris 5, Yang 4, Booker 2, Gabbard 2, Klobuchar 2, Steyer 2, Bennet 1, Castro 1, Delaney 1, Williamson 1.
• The Hill/Harris X: Biden 31, Sanders 15, Warren 10, Buttigieg 9, Bloomberg 6, Harris 2, Yang 2, Klobuchar 2, Castro 2, Steyer 2.
Pundits, etc.• New York Times salivates over the possibility of a marathon campaign:
With just under two months until the Iowa caucuses, the already-volatile Democratic presidential race has grown even more unsettled, setting the stage for a marathon nominating contest between the party’s moderate and liberal factions.
Pete Buttigieg’s surge, Bernie Sanders’s revival, Elizabeth Warren’s struggles and the exit of Kamala Harris have upended the primary and, along with Joseph R. Biden’s Jr. enduring strength with nonwhite voters, increased the possibility of a split decision after the early nominating states.
That’s when Michael R. Bloomberg aims to burst into the contest — after saturating the airwaves of the Super Tuesday states with tens of millions of dollars of television ads.
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