They aren't even pretending anymore. It's amateur hour and they are throwing everything at the Sanders campaign to see if something/anything will stick.

How is Chris Matthews still on air? pic.twitter.com/fDs3mEGs96 — Walker Bragman (@WalkerBragman) January 27, 2020

Meanwhile, this happened.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders recently surpassed former Vice President Joe Biden in a poll on the popular political betting site PredictIt for the first time, just days ahead of the first caucus for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders led in the poll with a 39% chance of winning the nomination, while Biden followed at 34%. People on the site buy shares corresponding with the polls, so a share trading at 39 cents corresponds with a 39% chance.

They are starting to realize that it may be too late.

Big money Democrats have shown reluctance at funding such an effort, which could consist of ads attacking Sanders, and institutions associated with Democratic politics have largely shied away from being part of any campaign that goes after the senator, either out of fear over the backlash or growing acceptance at the prospect of him becoming the party’s nominee.

Better think of Plan B.