With Senator Bernie Sanders, a socialist, leading among Democratic voters in New Hampshire and Iowa, top Democratic brass are looking for ways to make sure he doesn't get the party's nomination, and that may include drafting a new big name candidate - this according to liberal paper The New York Times.

The Times says party officials and key donors are looking for a white knight to rescue them if Clinton's campaign continues to falter:

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Secretary of State John Kerry, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Al Gore: Each has been discussed among party officials in recent weeks as an alternative to Mrs. Clinton if she does not regain her once-dominant standing in the 2016 presidential field and instead remains mired in the long-running email controversy, with its attendant investigations.

Biden appeared ready for a run while appearing at union events in Pittsburgh over the Labor Day weekend. And while John Kerry reportedly met with billionaire David Rubenstein, friends tell media sources that Kerry isn't looking at a run just yet:

“If party leaders see a scenario next winter where Bernie Sanders has a real chance at the Democratic nomination, I think there’s no question that leaders will reach out to Vice President Biden or Secretary of State Kerry or even Gore about entering the primaries,” said Garnet F. Coleman, a Texas state lawmaker and Democratic national committeeman.

Even if none of those Democrats were to announce candidacies this fall, some party officials and strategists suggested that Mr. Biden could be laying the groundwork for an 11th-hour rescue mission during the winter primaries if Mrs. Clinton’s campaign began to implode. Similarly, Mr. Kerry’s friends say they believe he would hear out party leaders if Mr. Sanders appeared likely to capture the nomination and they implored Mr. Kerry, who would have to resign as secretary of state, to try to block him.

Clinton has gone from dominating in polls both with Democrat supporters and when squaring off against Republican contenders but lately that has been slipping away as well including losing ground to Donald Trump.