How does Bernie overcome the challenge of Super Tuesday?

[LonePirate]

Let me preface my question with the statement that I intend to vote for Bernie when my state votes in March and my support is unwavering. That being said, how does Bernie overcome the huge deficit he faces on Super Tuesday where he trails by 20-50 points in many of those states?

Is he hoping that voters will start paying attention to the race once 2016 arrives? Is he depending on the debates to increase public awareness of his candidacy? Is he expecting wins in IA and NH to generate a massive headwind to help close the gap in those states? Is there another strategy at play here?

[firebrand80]

1. Those corporate owned polls are skewed

Bernie is up by 20-50

[Agschmid]

5. ...

Can we stop with the un skewing?

[Historic NY]

15. LOL....

Perhaps online voting is more accurate then.????????????

[onehandle]

2. He doesn't.

Super Tuesday is the end.

[Godhumor]

3. The short and blunt answer: With the race as it is, he can't

And the suggestions you make aren't enough to move the needle. At this point, his best hope is an implosion from HRC.

[John Poet]

9. Maybe Bill will escape from his cage

and do what he does best....

It's never out of the realm of the possible.

[Agschmid]

4. He must win NH or IA to continue on.

[MineralMan]

6. I'm pretty sure he won't.

I've been watching the Super Tuesday states closely, and I see no way for Sanders to win in any of the vast majority of them, really. That's why I think March 2, 2016 will be the day Bernie tosses in the towel and endorses Hillary Clinton.

I could be wrong, but I doubt it very much.

[Godhumor]

7. I think he doesn't concede until he is mathematically eliminated

The longer he campaigns the more time his message gets. If he knows he is going to lose, he is going to want to use all the time he can get.

[MineralMan]

8. That's possible, I suppose, but Sanders is also a practical,

no-nonsense person. I think he will decide that it is unfair to his volunteers and donors to continue at that point. We'll see, of course.

[John Poet]

10. It would be unfair for Bernie to quit

before his supporters have had their chance to vote for him.

I'll support him continuing all the way to California in June,
whether the nomination has been mathematically decided or not!

The message is bigger than the man.

[MineralMan]

12. That will be his decision to make.

I'm sure he'll take everything into consideration before deciding anything.

[Godhumor]

11. Yeah, we'll see. He is practical

I think it will largely depend on how long he feels he can contest without damaging the Democratic chances in the GE.

[MineralMan]

13. A lot of factors will go into any decision.

His own well-being and endurance could play a role, too. I'd think it would be very difficult to continue active campaigning if a person knew it was a futile effort. That would certainly drag me down, and I'm a few years younger than Bernie.

I'm sure he will carefully weight all of them in his decision-making.

[alcibiades_mystery]

14. The Bernie Sanders campaign ending press conference will happen on March 2 at 10 Eastern

He will have lost even Vermont the previous evening.

[mythology]

16. I don't know how likely this plan is, but here's how I would approach it

Try to drive his supporter turn out in Iowa to keep the loss to a minimum (recent polling in the state doesn't make winning it look feasible) and then win New Hampshire. I think a win in New Hampshire would help provide a boost by making him look viable.

Then shift heavily to Nevada as he's much closer there than in South Carolina. Either a win or a narrower than expected loss will boost his numbers. As a caucus state, he has a chance with high enthusiasm to close ground there.

For Super Tuesday I would aim for states like Colorado, Virginia and Minnesota. At this point it's unlikely Sanders can capture enough of the black vote in the primary to make a difference in the southern states like Georgia and Alabama where blacks make up a significant portion of the Democratic primary. If possible trying to get a Warren endorsement would likely help in Massachusetts.

I don't know if it's viable to win the nomination, but I think it's his best approach given the numbers as they are.