Biden Is in Trouble With Moderates ? and it Could Kill His Campaign

But she'd committed to caucus for Klobuchar and was considering an alliance with Steyer voters where they band together behind just one of the two in each precinct so they can get enough support to walk away with some delegates in at least one precinct each.“I'm conflicted with people who are now supporting Biden, you know, just saying that we've got to pull it together, just get behind Biden no matter what so we beat Bernie,” she said.The prospect of no clear front-runner could drag the moderate clump across New Hampshire and Nevada, further damaging Biden’s chance to make a resounding victory statement and further puncturing the idea that he is the most electable candidate — a hard argument to make without an actual victory.That may be why Biden’s team has in recent weeks begun to set expectations lower, while heavy-handedly reminding voters and the press that Biden is far and away the front-runner in South Carolina on the strength of his deep support among older African-American voters. READ: Mike Bloomberg gave the DNC $300K two days before he entered the 2020 race“I'm comfortable with saying that I think he needs to be competitive here, and so I think a top three or four finish.”“I disagree with the narrative that he has to win here to create a viable path forward,” said Biden surrogate and South Carolina State Rep. Marvin Pendarvis on a recent tour of Iowa.