Buttigieg aides say path beyond March 3 possible but tricky
By THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press
Published: February 27, 2020, 8:54am
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is bracing his supporters for a difficult stretch, with the sobering assertion that front-runner Bernie Sanders will likely emerge from next week’s Super Tuesday contests well ahead in the race for delegates.
The disclosure, made in a strategy memo sent to supporters, comes as the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor prepares for the uncertainty of Saturday’s South Carolina primary.
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