While both the Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls have gotten through Iowa and Hew Hampshire along with a bunch of states, it will be a different battle as they all prepare for February 5 which is deemed as “Super Tuesday.”
On the Democrats’ side, there will be contests in 22 states and one territory. There will be 1,681 delegates at stake. 52% of the pledged delegates will be awarded.
On the Republican side, there will be contests in 21 states with 975 delegates at stake.
“We’ve always had a mega-Tuesday, but it’s gotten larger and a lot more complex,” according to Donna Brazile, the manager of Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign.
Brazile said that the candidates must find ways to introduce themselves to voters who had paid limited attention to campaigns versus those in both Iowa and New Hampshire. After that, candidates must decide on what states they will aggressively try to win.
She then finished by explaining that candidates will need to know how to pick up candidates even in states where a challenger has the upper hand.
Candidates will have to be careful on how resources will be allocated. That includes candidates’ time, television ads, phone banks, and grass roots mobilization. According to one of Clinton’s strategists: “But the more effective use of our time is communicating with folks we think are going to turn out and do it in a more personal, grass-roots way.”