In an election cycle that had a record number of women running for president, the Democratic primary race appears likely to become an all-male competition after Super Tuesday.
Six women have run for the 2020 Democratic nomination, with three still competing — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.
Warren, who was once a front-runner, is heading into the Nevada caucuses and the South Carolina primaries reeling from a third-place finish in Iowa and falling to fourth in New Hampshire.
Klobuchar has more momentum, having finished a surprisingly strong third in New Hampshire. But she lags well behind Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg in fundraising.
Sanders leads Warren and Klobuchar by double digits in Nevada, according to a RealClearPolitics average of survey data. Former Vice President Joe Biden sits ahead of both women by a narrower margin. In South Carolina, Warren and Klobuchar are at the bottom of the pack, polling at 8% and 7.5%, respectively, according to the RealClearPolitics average.
The challenge to stay relevant becomes harder in Super Tuesday states, where billionaire Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, has been pouring millions into advertising.
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