WASHINGTON _ Kamala Harris' top aides are privately meeting with local Democratic leaders from Alabama to Virginia. Bernie Sanders' team is lining up interviews with potential senior staffers in California and Texas. And Cory Booker is cultivating relationships with officials across the South.
While early-voting states get a lot of attention, many of the most formidable candidates in the 2020 presidential field are preparing for what comes after that _ Super Tuesday, when voters in at least 12 other states are set to cast ballots in the Democratic primary. Super Tuesday 2020 falls on March 3, but early voting will start as early as Feb. 3 in California _ the same day as the Iowa caucuses.
They have good reason to get ready now: Nearly 40 percent of all pledged delegates will be up for grabs, more than any other single day on the primary calendar.
