Elton John and Katy Perry Sing Hillary Clinton's Praises Unconditionally New York Times

On a night when speechmaking was kept to a minimum, both singers acted as political stand-ins and activists (for fighting AIDS, in the case of Mr. John, and championing women’s rights, in the case of Ms. Perry).

Both dedicated a single song to Mrs. Clinton, who spoke briefly and then went backstage: “I’m Still Standing,” a ballad of endurance by Mr. John, and “Unconditionally,” a song of tolerance by Ms. Perry.

Mr. Trump’s name was never uttered. Yet Ms. Perry, especially, seemed to keep finding oblique ways to compare him with Mrs. Clinton."

How Clinton hit the reset button on 2016 Politico

Hillary Clinton is not the most talented candidate in the 2016 race. She isn’t the most electrifying speaker. And with Bernie Sanders’ massive online donor operation, she can’t even stake claim to being the best-funded Democrat in the field (he outraised her by about $10 million last month). But the last month has proven she is the toughest, and most resilient candidate in the field. For all her flaws, Clinton has overcome early stumbles to dominate Sanders on Super Tuesday, and she’s started to gently ease him into the fold even as the GOP descends into political Mogadishu.

The key to Clinton’s resurgence, and her game-changing Nevada and South Carolina wins, was the issue of race. After New Hampshire, she embraced a crusade against racial discrimination that energized black voters, unclogged the campaign’s collective writer’s block on messaging, reconnected with black voters and reactivated the old Hillaryland network of female friends, many of whom are African-American women.

Clinton Campaign Sees Its Coalition Growing After Super Tuesday BuzzFeed News

As the final tallies came in on Super Tuesday, Clinton campaign aides were focused on the southwestern corner of Virginia. Comprising 20 full counties and parts of two others, it is comprised almost exclusively of white voters.

If Clinton could win there, it would be evidence of a broadening, diverse, November-ready Clinton coalition. Clinton ultimately won and by a margin of nearly 10%, according to AP results in the district’s 20 counties.

Progressives begin shifting focus from supporting Bernie Sanders to beating Donald Trump LATimes

Progressive groups like MoveOn.org, which formally endorsed Sanders, has responded to Tuesday's primaries by warning about the threat posed by a Trump candidacy. As progressives see the Clinton dominance in primary results to be irreversible, they are moving to close ranks with a targeted focus on the likely Republican candidate: Trump.

Hillary Clinton Headlines March 3, 2016

Sorry, Trump, America Can't Be Great Again Politico

DeBlasio Says Clinton Need Not Disclose Her Wall Street Talks Bloomberg Politics

Florida Black Caucus Leaders, Scores of African-American Officials Endorse Hillary Clinton Florida Politics

Ocean Springs' Connie Moran one of 50 Mississippi mayors endorsing Hillary Clinton GulfLive.com

Bernie Sanders Faces A Tough Road Ahead The Atlantic

The best analysis yet of Hillary Clinton's tax proposals VOX

Sanders criticizes Obama trade agenda Politico

NRA chief: Clinton's gun stance proves she doesn't care about women Politico

Warren's ghost hovers over Massachusetts primary Politico

Elizabeth Warren is the only woman senator who hasn't endorsed Hillary Clinton. The campaign wants Warren's endorsement but understands why she is sitting on the sidelines for now. The Bernie Sanders supporters are being particularly aggressive with Warren, as Hillary turns a sure-thing state for Bernie into an 8 pt lead for her in the most recent poll.

Warren is expected to be the consummate peacemaker in the Democratic party, writes Politico. Her job will be critical in bringing the party together ahead of the convention, if Hillary Clinton becomes the nominee.

If Clinton wins enough delegates by the end of March to become the presumptive Democratic nominee, Warren is expected to negotiate hard before giving her support to Clinton. In doing so, she could play a critical role helping to bring enthusiastic Sanders supporters into her fold.

Bernie braces for decision day Politico

Super Tuesday could be Bernie Sanders' his final stand. The outlook is grim, says Politico: Sanders needs solid wins in a minimum of five states to stay alive in the delegate hunt.

Coming off a deflating loss in Nevada and a thorough pummeling in South Carolina, Sanders’ brain trust views March 1 as a swinging gate that could either reveal — or effectively close off — his path to the nomination.

It’s a trying moment that his increasingly nervous top aides have been prepared to face for months, just not so soon. His campaign wasn’t expecting national news coverage after Hillary Clinton’s 6-point Nevada win to be quite so tough on him. Nor did staffers envision the brutal, 48-point beatdown in South Carolina — where Clinton won every county by double-digits and captured over 80 percent of black voters — and its stifling effect on the Vermont senator's attempts to regain momentum.

Sanders Supporters Trolling Elizabeth Warren To Get Her Endorsement Vocativ

After Clinton’s landslide South Carolina win was announced Saturday night, Team Bernie started bombarding Senator Warren with tweets and posts calling on her to endorse Clinton’s challenger. The Massachusetts Democrat and progressive hero has not endorsed any of the candidates, and now, hours before the polls open in her home state, the Bernie bros are hoping she could give him a last minute bump.

Thousands of tweets calling for the endorsement have been posted during the last 24 hours, a Vocativ social media analysis found.