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Sanders Pushes On After Nevada

Sanders faces daunting delegate math. NYT: "She is likely to win a delegate jackpot from the overwhelmingly black and Hispanic areas in the Southern-dominated Super Tuesday primaries on March 1, when 11 states will vote and about 880 delegates will be awarded ... 'She could effectively end the race in less than two weeks’ time on Super Tuesday,' said David Wasserman, a top analyst for The Cook Political Report..."

But Sanders expects to stay in to the end. W. Post: "Sanders has the ability to remain in the race for the distance, thanks to his fundraising abilities — and to the Democrats’ system of allocating delegates proportionally rather than in a winner-take-all fashion ... 'We are in this race to the convention,' Sanders said Sunday on NBC’s 'Meet the Press.'"

Congressional Democrats seek to emulate Bernie's fundraising and messaging success. Politico: "...Democrats, particularly in the House, are actively strategizing about how they can reach the young, white voters who propelled Sanders to victory in New Hampshire and a near win in Iowa. And if Sanders can rocket out of obscurity to challenge a political heavyweight like Clinton, they admit it would be wise for Democrats to try and incorporate his most successful messages."

Clinton touts union backing. NYT: "In an effort to dispute what they say is a false narrative that union voters are closely split between Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Hillary Clinton, a group of more than 20 unions representing more than 10 million workers is releasing a statement on Monday reaffirming support for Mrs. Clinton..."

Rubio Seeks To Consolidate Anti-Trump Vote

Rubio scoops up endorsements. WSJ: "[Norm] Coleman and [Bobbie] Kilberg are among the first wave of major donors, elected officials and party leaders who are gravitating to Mr. Rubio after Mr. Bush’s exit ... Nevada Sen. Dean Heller and Rep.Mark Amodei switched teams Sunday ..."

Sen. Thom Tillis backs Rubio as well. The Hill: "Tillis was a key pickup for Republicans in the Senate following his election in 2014, and North Carolina, which holds its voting in the GOP primary March 15, is a big swing state."

"Rubio is peddling crank economics" says NYT's Paul Krugman: "...he proposes completely eliminating taxes on investment income — which would mean, for example, that Mitt Romney would end up owing precisely zero in federal taxes ... Rubio’s tax cuts would be almost twice as big as George W. Bush’s as a percentage of gross domestic product..."

Conservative leader Erick Erickson rejects Trump: "... Donald Trump’s pro-life conversion is a conversion of convenience ... Therefore I will not be voting for Donald Trump at all. Ever."

Trump likely to expand delegate lead. W. Post: "... his top two rivals — Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio — are not even pretending they can best the billionaire mogul on March 1, or Super Tuesday, when 11 states hold primaries or caucuses ... The Super Tuesday contests award delegates proportionally ... Florida, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio [hold] winner-take-all primaries on March 15 ... 'Trump will win everything until it’s a two-person race — and he’s going to win it by a lot,' said Russ Schriefer, a veteran of past Republican presidential campaigns..."

Some in GOP Establishment reach out to Trump. W. Post: "Trump confirmed that [Rudy] Giuliani has become part of his inner circle ... Trump’s effort to create a private sounding board of associates and allies is the latest example of how he is broadening his outreach ... it underscores how the Republican establishment, which once firmly opposed his candidacy, is beginning to have warmer relations with the candidate..."

Breakfast Sides

Parts of America already in recession. Bloomberg: "Four states -- Alaska, North Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming -- are in a recession, and three others are at risk of prolonged declines..."

Alabama may overturn Birmingham minimum wage increase. NYT: "[The] city had become the first in the South to approve a local minimum wage ... [But the] Alabama Senate is expected as soon as this week to consider a proposal, which the House approved overwhelmingly last week, that supporters believe would effectively end Birmingham’s ambitions for its own minimum wage of $10.10 an hour."

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