There will be a "battle" of the "3Bs" for the soul of the Democratic Party, but the fourth "B", Joe Biden, isn't part of the trio, pollster Frank Luntz said Wednesday.
"You can see it between 3Bs, (Pete) Buttigieg, Bernie (Sanders), and (Mike) Bloomberg, Luntz told CNBC's "Squawk Box."
But Biden, who placed fifth in New Hampshire, should "fire his entire debate team, and they should never be in campaigns again," Luntz said. "Joe Biden has performed worst. He hasn't had a single effective debate performance, and whatever his people are teaching him is failing."
Meanwhile, Bloomberg is "gaining and gaining and gaining," and going up by a few percent every week, said Luntz.
"By the time he gets to Super Tuesday, he will be over that 15% threshold to earn him some delegates," said Luntz.
The question is whether Bloomberg will enter the debates, said Luntz, noting that back when Rick Perry was running against Mitt Romney, he was gaining five points a week, but a poor debate performance left his campaign to "go to hell in a matter of days."
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, however, leveraged an "outstanding debate performance" last Friday to add to her numbers on Tuesday, pulling her into a "very strong third," said Luntz, but the one candidate he is still watching is Buttigieg.
"He is raising more money than the other candidates, except for Bernie," said Luntz. "He's got a moderate presentation for a progressive message and a number of those states on Super Tuesday are good states for him."
Meanwhile, Bloomberg likely will end up with 35% to 40% of the delegates, which could lead to a brokered Democratic convention that is "more torn apart" than the party's convention in 1968, said Luntz.
Sandy Fitzgerald ✉
Sandy Fitzgerald has more than three decades in journalism and serves as a general assignment writer for Newsmax covering news, media, and politics.
© 2026 Newsmax. All rights reserved.