@revelette2,
Interesting. Recent poll data suggests Sanders has fairly good prospects of winning either (or both) of the New Hampshire & Iowa primaries. That could be an important setback for Hillary, but one she is likely to survive, given her apparently deeper support in the broader spectrum of likely Democrat voters. This may indicate Bernie's intention of more vigorously courting some of Hillarys more committed supporters, perhaps in anticipation of a continuing decline in the fortunes of the Clintion campaign.
There's little doubt that Sanders has excited very strong support from a large segment of Democrat voters. However to overcome the fears that he may not be able to energize the whole Democrat base he needs to adress these issues. It appears that he intends to do so, and that suggests he has finally come to believe he could actually win the nomination -- something that I think few would have predicted a few months ago.