A new USA Today/Suffolk poll finds President Trump leading Joe Biden nationally by 3 percentage points, Bernie Sanders by 5 points, Elizabeth Warren by 8 points.

In other contests, Trump also led Pete Buttigieg by 10 points and Michael Bloomberg by 9 points.

Louis Jacobson: “Not a single primary or caucus vote has been cast yet, but it’s never too early to take a look at the shape of the 2020 general election for president.”

“Below is a baseline assessment of the states’ likely preferences for November 2020, at least as they appear right now. The ratings are based on reporting with political observers in the states and a look at historical and demographic data.”

His ratings are nearly identical to my interactive Electoral Vote Map, which shows just five states as Toss Ups.

DNC chairman Tom Perez spent over 20 hours on the phone this weekend trying to save Thursday’s debate from crumbling, Axios reports, after a labor dispute prompted the presidential candidates to threaten a boycott.

“The DNC already switched the venue once because of another labor dispute, and it would be nearly impossible to find a new location now. But internally, Democrats are hopeful a deal will be made today or tomorrow — and some DNC staffers are already heading to Los Angeles this afternoon.”

Walter Shapiro sees a path to the Democratic presidential nomination for Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

“As a political reporter, there is always a danger in straying too far from the herd. Even eight decades later, I feel for those reporters who, in 1936, seriously believed that Alf Landon had a chance against Franklin Roosevelt right up until the moment when he won just eight electoral votes. So I don’t want to go too far in hyping Klobuchar’s odds of ending up close to the top in Iowa. But with breaks, momentum, and continued strong debate performances, she could finish ahead of Biden in the caucuses.”

“Bernie Sanders is struggling to gain traction with Democratic voters over age 50, so his campaign is coaching thousands of young supporters on how to talk to their parents and grandparents during the holidays,” the Wall Street Journal reports.