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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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Didn't Bernie have more individual donors in 2016? BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #1
Damn! NurseJackie Aug 2019 #9
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Sander lost by over 3 million votes. wyldwolf Aug 2019 #14
What "key" states? BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #17
... SidDithers Aug 2019 #20
well, that was a rude welcome to DU! wyldwolf Aug 2019 #15
Truth hurts sometimes. we can do it Aug 2019 #22
LOL!! peggysue2 Aug 2019 #21
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There's what? BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #3
No the Associated Press wrote an article on current delegate count. emulatorloo Aug 2019 #4
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Well we can start with your premise not necessarily being a guarantee of success BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #7
Please show me the data you have that shows the correlation between votes and SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #6
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You made an argument that you admittedly state has no backing. SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #10
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"Until I've made 10 posts, I have to wait 3 minutes between responses." SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #23
Not everyone who votes donates, or is even able to. we can do it Aug 2019 #11
Not everyone who contributes votes, either. There could be thousands of teenagers... George II Aug 2019 #16
"Prove me wrong." wyldwolf Aug 2019 #12
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I mean, I'm not trying to beat a dead horse here . . . peggysue2 Aug 2019 #24
Yeah, I think we're getting a good idea of what this is all about. BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #27
that's pretty irrelevant wyldwolf Aug 2019 #25
There you go. Full transparency it nice. You got there much quicker than I thought you would. SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #26
that was based on the Wikileaks Russian attack bs . we know the truth now and which campaigns JI7 Aug 2019 #28
 

BannonsLiver

(16,676 posts)
1. Didn't Bernie have more individual donors in 2016?
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 12:47 PM
Aug 2019

Actually, I’m pretty sure he did.

So there, you’re wrong.

That was easy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
9. Damn!
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:04 PM
Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

Response to BannonsLiver (Reply #1)

 

wyldwolf

(43,875 posts)
14. Sander lost by over 3 million votes.
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:16 PM
Aug 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BannonsLiver

(16,676 posts)
17. What "key" states?
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:21 PM
Aug 2019

I think originally your argument was Bernie was going to win the primary because he had the most individual donors.

Then when that got blown up right out of the gate you’re now transitioning into some sort of point about the general election, while also complaining bitterly about Bernie losing in 2016 because of delegate apportionment (he lost by 3 million votes), while also attempting to call into question the legitimacy of the current race with the “funny how that works” line.

There’s a lot going on. A lot of moving parts.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
20. ...
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:26 PM
Aug 2019


Welcome to DU.



Sid
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

wyldwolf

(43,875 posts)
15. well, that was a rude welcome to DU!
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:16 PM
Aug 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

we can do it

(12,256 posts)
22. Truth hurts sometimes.
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:29 PM
Aug 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

peggysue2

(10,948 posts)
21. LOL!!
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:28 PM
Aug 2019

BOOM.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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BannonsLiver

(16,676 posts)
3. There's what?
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 12:53 PM
Aug 2019

Bernie lost the 2016 CA primary by 6-7 points and was behind in the delegate count even before then.

What else ya got?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

emulatorloo

(44,360 posts)
4. No the Associated Press wrote an article on current delegate count.
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 12:53 PM
Aug 2019

DNC did not “call the primary,” that sounds like Putin propaganda.

Associated Press wrote an article on current delegate count prior to CA primary. I remember DU’ers being upset at the AP.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided

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BannonsLiver

(16,676 posts)
7. Well we can start with your premise not necessarily being a guarantee of success
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 12:56 PM
Aug 2019

Hillary had more donors than Fat Donnie, but she’s not president.

Beto torched Cruz in Texas when it came to individual donors and still lost.

Sometimes it’s a useful metric, sometimes it’s not.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

SouthernProgressive

(1,810 posts)
6. Please show me the data you have that shows the correlation between votes and
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 12:56 PM
Aug 2019

"boots on the ground" when compared to individual donations.

Maybe you should make the slightest effort in making your case before asking to be proven wrong. By the way, you were proven wrong in 2016.

The answer to your other question. Sanders won't recover from his great decline. It's over.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided

Response to SouthernProgressive (Reply #6)

 

SouthernProgressive

(1,810 posts)
10. You made an argument that you admittedly state has no backing.
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:07 PM
Aug 2019

Your ability to reply or post ops is not hampered by you being new. In no way at all.

You didn't make the case for your point in any way. I fully understand it's because you have no case to make because it is not a valid argument you have made in your op.

"So, "boots on the ground" during the Democratic primary process can result in a win in votes, but a loss in delegates. I would point to Wyoming as a prime example. Clinton lost 56-44, and received 11 delegates to Sander's 7. "

This shows you are completely uneducated on that to which you are speaking. As does the "question" you pose in the op.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided

Response to SouthernProgressive (Reply #10)

 

SouthernProgressive

(1,810 posts)
23. "Until I've made 10 posts, I have to wait 3 minutes between responses."
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:31 PM
Aug 2019

Such a thing would impact one's "ability" to make an argument in no way. Very strange you think it would.

"I'm pretty sure the case speaks for itself"

No, it does not. And you have again made no case.

"The OP was a tad satirical"

I would be offended if my name were Tad.

You keep moving all over the place.

You have been proven wrong by numerous people at this point. You have made no case to back up your argument.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

we can do it

(12,256 posts)
11. Not everyone who votes donates, or is even able to.
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:09 PM
Aug 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
16. Not everyone who contributes votes, either. There could be thousands of teenagers...
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:21 PM
Aug 2019

...contributing who aren't old enough to vote.

Plus we have to be careful to not confuse contributions with contributors. Already there's one person in only six months who has contributed to BS more than EIGHT HUNDRED times.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

wyldwolf

(43,875 posts)
12. "Prove me wrong."
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:11 PM
Aug 2019

Sanders lost in '16 by over 3 million votes despite having a record number of individual donations.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

Response to wyldwolf (Reply #12)

 

peggysue2

(10,948 posts)
24. I mean, I'm not trying to beat a dead horse here . . .
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:32 PM
Aug 2019

Really?? Could of fooled me because the horse is rotting on the ground.

Try harder.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BannonsLiver

(16,676 posts)
27. Yeah, I think we're getting a good idea of what this is all about.
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:33 PM
Aug 2019

I’ve seen better. Will leave it at that to avoid a hide.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

wyldwolf

(43,875 posts)
25. that's pretty irrelevant
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:32 PM
Aug 2019

3.7 million votes couldn't have swung Clinton's way because some in the DNC likes her better than him.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

SouthernProgressive

(1,810 posts)
26. There you go. Full transparency it nice. You got there much quicker than I thought you would.
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:33 PM
Aug 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

JI7

(89,378 posts)
28. that was based on the Wikileaks Russian attack bs . we know the truth now and which campaigns
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:35 PM
Aug 2019

were being propped up and which one was targeted to attack.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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