Overview

• Former vice president Kamala Harris leads early polling with 26% support, while Pete Buttigieg and California Gov. Gavin Newsom follow at 11% and 10% respectively.
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Rep. Ro Khanna have campaigned in South Carolina this week to court key Democratic constituencies ahead of the formal primary calendar.
• Pete Buttigieg held a town hall in Iowa and Sen. Amy Klobuchar attended a New Hampshire fundraiser to build early-state momentum.
• South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn says he has no early favorite and may withhold an endorsement in what he expects to be a large candidate field.
• Polling shows support spread across dozens of potential contenders, suggesting more than 30 Democrats could enter and extend the nomination fight beyond traditional early contests.