gabbard is a non-starter, but likely to stay in, as being a thorn in the side of the DNC is her jam (plus any juice she can gain by eventually throwing her support to another candidate).
steyer dumped a lot of money (to some effect) in nevada and is likely to stay in until ST to gauge his POC vote. it's stronger than folks might imagine.
pete arguably has momentum coming out of iowa/nh (and definitely a lead in delegates thus far), so he's got every reason to see how it plays out.
klobuchar has reason for hope (though she's the lightest in the pockets).
that leaves biden who will for sure test his POC firewalls in SC and beyond, warren who is desperately seeking a second act, and bloomberg, who can pretty much just sit back and write checks and make commercials until the convention. and sanders, who will rise from the dead if necessary to yell his platform.
so, who should drop out in the name of unity and focus?
depends on who you ask, i reckon.
steyer dumped a lot of money (to some effect) in nevada and is likely to stay in until ST to gauge his POC vote. it's stronger than folks might imagine.
pete arguably has momentum coming out of iowa/nh (and definitely a lead in delegates thus far), so he's got every reason to see how it plays out.
klobuchar has reason for hope (though she's the lightest in the pockets).
that leaves biden who will for sure test his POC firewalls in SC and beyond, warren who is desperately seeking a second act, and bloomberg, who can pretty much just sit back and write checks and make commercials until the convention. and sanders, who will rise from the dead if necessary to yell his platform.
so, who should drop out in the name of unity and focus?
depends on who you ask, i reckon.