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Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
Sat Sep 26, 2015, 01:22 AM Sep 2015

As Momentum Builds, Sanders Campaign Looks Ahead To March's 'Super Tuesday'



The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is implementing a long-range strategy designed to win the Democratic nomination, focusing on primaries scheduled for next March.

The campaign is very encouraged by the early surge of support for their candidate, says campaign manager Jeff Weaver. According to a new poll in New Hampshire, Sanders leads Hillary Clinton by 16 percentage points and he is now also the front runner in Iowa.
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Weaver says Sanders' strong support in the early-primary states makes it possible for the campaign to look ahead to Super Tuesday on March 1 of next year. That's a day when a dozen states will hold primaries.

"On March 1 we're going to be competing in every state, actively competing in every state that has a primary or caucus that day," Weaver says.

Weaver thinks there's a good chance that Sanders will do very well that day in Vermont, Massachusetts, Colorado and Minnesota, and that he will be competitive in most other states.
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http://digital.vpr.net/post/momentum-builds-sanders-campaign-looks-ahead-marchs-super-tuesday


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As Momentum Builds, Sanders Campaign Looks Ahead To March's 'Super Tuesday' (Original Post) Cheese Sandwich Sep 2015 OP
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #1
Sanders may end up carrying Colorado PatrickforO Sep 2015 #2
He could win in Minnesota Mnpaul Sep 2015 #7
K&R magical thyme Sep 2015 #3
He's building a volunteer army that is organizing state by state via social media. AtomicKitten Sep 2015 #4
K & R! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #5
And this is what it looks like. DanTex Sep 2015 #6
 

AtomicKitten

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4. He's building a volunteer army that is organizing state by state via social media.
Sat Sep 26, 2015, 07:23 PM
Sep 2015

It's spectacularly impressive.

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