How Does Bernie Sanders Deal With Super Tuesday?

By Bill Simpich, Reader Supported News

23 August 15

ernie Sanders is on course for strong performances at the Iowa caucuses on February 1st and in the New Hampshire primary on the 9th. He may make a credible showing at the Nevada caucuses and the South Carolina primary later in February. But how does Bernie get past Super Tuesday on the first of March?

Alabama and Arkansas – ugh. Colorado caucuses – potential? Georgia – tough. Massachusetts and the Minnesota caucuses – could be good. North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas – whoa, with the Lone Star State the largest prize of the day. Vermont – Bernie’s home state. Virginia – Hillary territory.

Most insurgent candidates simply don’t get past Super Tuesday. Gary Hart in 1984, Bill Bradley in 2000, Howard Dean in 2004, you get the picture. The twelve races are tilted to the South and favor the candidate with national strength and deep roots in the African American and Latino communities. What strategy can enable Bernie Sanders to go all the way?