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Democratic Presidential Primaries & Caucuses |March OT| Last Tuesday was 1000 years ago, old news no one cares about (Discussion Guidelines in OP)
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I think you know better than to pretend like that poster was "doing Trump's job for him" simply by pointing what will likely happen. Describing stuff isn't an endorsement of it.
I'm telling you what he will say, I'm not telling you what is and isn't conspiracy.
People vote for people, not policy. I remember seeing a poll in South Carolina that had more voters supporting medicare 4 all but Biden won...
I haven't voted yet and this primary is looking to be decided before I do
Buttigieg is out entirely because of Biden. Why are we blaming online leftists?
good job everyone now we get Biden
The US needs a voting system that would make a third party viable. It currently does not have that.
That's always been his message. And people are so used to their shitty lives they can't conceive of things getting better.
Well, as a Minnesotan I threw my vote to Bernie, but if Biden is what we get, then I'll throw my vote his way.
I tried :( First time voting in a primary too
I tried :( First time voting in a primary too
the people actually voting
Already have Medicare
Aren't going to college
Are retired
Children are grow ass adults
and unfortunately don't care about anyone's taxes but their own
If the progressive/youth faction of the party wants their candidate to make it through the primary, they need to actually show up. And at levels that are competing with the older vote.
The huge turnout for Biden is basically nostalgia for Obama.
I know a lot of people are upset with the idea of a Biden being the candidate but if he can muster up favorability among moderates longing for the 2008-2016 Obama presidency then he stands a strong chance of beating Trump come November.
While at the end of the day I've had some strong reservations on Sanders, it's pretty gutting to see how strong the surge against him was. After spending months looking for an "anybody but Biden" alternative, there's a whiff of a possible Sanders win and suddenly it's "anybody but him." And there's a lot of blame to go around for that, but I think this is a strong indication that a general election win was always going to be a challenge. And even if he can pull a miracle play and somehow still nab the nomination, it's a dark outlook for progressivism in the United States.
People will always carry that torch forward, but this is really the last ride for Bernie (and, in a lesser way, Warren as well). And I think we'll struggle to get that kind of momentum in the near future. So it's rough seeing this moment sort of cosigned to the dustbin of history; tossing Bernie in the pile with the socialists of the 20s, and the doves of the 70s, and all the other political movements that were decent, and good, and RIGHT, but just too out of step with their times.
It kind of makes me think of the Hunter S. Thompson quote on the 60s counterculture. Like, we're at the high water mark now.
People will always carry that torch forward, but this is really the last ride for Bernie (and, in a lesser way, Warren as well). And I think we'll struggle to get that kind of momentum in the near future. So it's rough seeing this moment sort of cosigned to the dustbin of history; tossing Bernie in the pile with the socialists of the 20s, and the doves of the 70s, and all the other political movements that were decent, and good, and RIGHT, but just too out of step with their times.
It kind of makes me think of the Hunter S. Thompson quote on the 60s counterculture. Like, we're at the high water mark now.
The message is aimed toward the people who Hillary wasn't able to win over in 2016 and it works.
based on exit polls, biden is apparently exciting new voters to come out and vote for the very first time, moreso than bernie sanders is
We can get back to what really matters: spending trillions of dollars on unwinnable wars in the Middle-East!
Do you guys even read what you post or what? I get you don't like Biden, he isn't my preferred candidate but can we not?
Yeah, like looking at the turnout in states like Viriginia tonight, and looking at stuff like the special election results in Maine, I'm feeling pretty good about tonight.
Like, obviously even a single day is a lifetime in politics and anything can happen, but for now, for the current moment, looking at these results, looking at the turnout and stuff, looking at just the actual data we have at the moment, (like, it's not just general election polls, it's not just the result of the 2018 elections which were promising, but looking at the turnout tonight in various states, which is pretty damn strong on top of all that), it's hard not to feel optimistic about Biden's chances right now.
explain to me mod. explain how joe biden, explicitly chosen to balance out the perceived progressivism of the obama ticket is more progressive than obama. i really want to know. god i want to know so bad
Hasan, the guy who liked the tweet, is a Bernie-or-buster unless he's changed his stance on that. I think that tweet is to showcase how a BoBer was proud of supposedly killing other campaigns, and Pete was next. The tweet is from November, isn't it.
How dare I want someone sharp and for great new policies. I shouldn't get that.
Republican turnout has been insane too. Trump shattered all previous incumbent records in a pointless New Hampshire primary.
Don't tell me to fucking smile for voting for a moderate that is gliding to victory because he once associated with Obama. You can smile if you want. Don't tell me what to do if I don't want to do it.
at this point there's really no reason for her to drop out unless the money dries up
Oh, God. Thanks for pointing that for me. Judge Judy....smdh
Still him being that close behind is still good for delegate counts. He's only been blown out in AL and VA, right?
We aren't doing anyone's job but acknowledging reality. Trump is going to use every single issue against Biden, including his son. You have to expect this by now.
Biden is actually likable among the Dem electorate and even among moderates. Different situation than Clinton - sexism is a hell of a drug. Biden is very competitive in general election polling. He also drove massive turnout increases.
You really don't want that. This night would be over now if Bloomberg was out, Biden would be slapping Bernie back to 2016.
Trump will say a lot of things; He'll say that Bernie and Castro had Moscow Mules together during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It's bull shit, and arguing against a Democratic candidate for president because of whatever the far-right conspiracies are is just stupid, and it's leading credibility to those far right conspiracies.
Like Seth Rich, like PizzaGate, like Benghazi, like Q-Anon, like everything else. In 2020, we have to be more vigilant about bull shit like that. We were careless in 2016.
Really cause it sounded like chadskin said it, and that's what I replied to.
No. In fact, I would argue that there is no upper limit with which you can overestimate your opponent. Always assume their best, and always bring your A game to it.
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