Inside the 2020 Democrats’ Survival Strategies

Politico: “Bernie Sanders must win New Hampshire. Julian Castro is letting it all ride on Nevada. South Carolina is essential to Cory Booker’s chances.”

“The 23 candidates chasing the Democratic nomination are piling up events and plowing resources into the four early presidential states, telegraphing which states they’re prioritizing and which ones they’re writing off.”

“The campaigns are loathe to discuss the primary season map in terms of must-win states or contests they don’t think they can win. But already the outlines of their strategies are showing.”