Warren strategy?

[MisterFred]

4. Three goals

First, get second place on Super Tues. If she can be the primary alternative to Sanders, this sets her up for the same long-shot one on one scenario both Warren and the moderates want (and she's more likely to win it, too, because she can crowd Sanders by winning a portion of people like me who like both of them). In that respect pulling Sanders down isn't as a big as pushing herself up & taking down a moderate competitor.

Second, set up for contested convention. To have a chance of winning a contested convention, she needs to be second in delegates and have Sanders slow down. It's easier/more likely to win to push for that second place & hope events take out Sanders on their own.

Third, not hurt the other progressive. She said it herself at the beginning of this debate - she agrees in a lot of ways on the issues. She thinks she'd be a more effective champion, but she may legitimately like Sanders more than the other candidates.