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Warren Vows her Organization Will Win Primary, Beat Trump

Associated Press

   DES MOINES, IOWA - Elizabeth Warren says she has more than 1,000
   campaign staffers in 31 states and 100-plus field offices, a show of
   organizational strength her campaign promises will lift her to the
   Democratic presidential nomination and hurt President Donald Trump's
   chances in key battlegrounds in November.

   The Massachusetts senator vows that her campaign will be organized in
   all 57 states and territories before the Democratic National Convention
   in July. In the meantime, it's looking beyond Iowa, New Hampshire,
   Nevada and South Carolina, which open the primary, and "Super Tuesday"
   on March 3 when more than a dozen states vote.

   "We expect this to be a long nomination fight and have built our
   campaign to sustain well past Super Tuesday and stay resilient no
   matter what breathless media narratives come when voting begins,"
   Warren campaign manager Roger Lau wrote in a memo released Friday to
   supporters offering "Our Roadmap to Win."

   It explains how the campaign will clinch the nearly 2,000 Democratic
   delegates needed to secure the party's presidential nomination and
   notes that Warren has already traveled to 30 states and Puerto Rico
   while building "what even rival campaigns acknowledge is the best
   organization on the ground."

   Warren's bet is that a far-reaching organization can insulate her
   against poor performances in the early states, while giving her
   built-in momentum if she does well. But it also could be risky, since
   having so many staffers is expensive, and enthusiasm and fundraising
   could dry up if she doesn't meet early expectations.

   Polls show Warren bunched among the primary front-runners with former
   Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Pete
   Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

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