What Went Down On Super Tuesday

Nathaniel, I want to see how California looks for Sanders before we declare that campaigns don’t work. But in Bloomberg’s case, I think tonight is definitely evidence that all the money in the world can’t make you a more appealing candidate.

There are lots of reasons a Minnesota win would be big for Biden. It was a great Sanders state in 2016 — albeit in a caucus rather than a primary. It would be an upset. It has a decent number of delegates. And perhaps most importantly, it would show he can win in the Midwest, which would bode well for how he might do in later states like Michigan and Wisconsin.

Sometimes, a wave of earned media or (dare I say it) momentum is enough to wash away the best-laid plans of mice and men (unfortunately for me, mixed metaphors remain unwashed-away).