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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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bluewater

(5,376 posts)
1. Mayor Pete's Iowa showing has really shaken up the race.
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:33 AM
Feb 2020

He is the leading moderate candidate, by far, now.

I expect he will continue to do well in New Hampshire.

Good luck to you and your preferred candidate.

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

Baclava

(12,047 posts)
17. I agree, he has surprised everyone, ride the wave
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 01:33 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
2. There is nothing NOT to love about this guy!
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:38 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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grantcart

(53,061 posts)
5. This is Sanders Joe ground. If he doesn't win big here then his campaign is over
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:42 AM
Feb 2020

And unfortunately the same will hold for Warren
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Demsrule86

(68,347 posts)
6. I think Joe will be fine...he doesn't need New Hampshire...and I am perfectly pleased that
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:48 AM
Feb 2020

Buttigieg beat Sanders in Iowa and would be pleased if he took votes from Sanders in New Hampshire.

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grantcart

(53,061 posts)
9. Unfortunately Biden will face a fund raising disaster after NH.
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 12:12 PM
Feb 2020

Going into Super Tuesday Bloomberg will be spending 30 million a day and Biden won't have 30 million total.

Bloomberg had the 2nd largest event in AZ so far. I would guess that Biden would place 5th here. (Bloomberg, Sanders, Butigege, Warren, Biden). But I could be wrong

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Demsrule86

(68,347 posts)
12. He is good through carolina and super Tuesday,
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 01:49 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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grantcart

(53,061 posts)
14. Good through SC not Super Tuesday
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 12:11 PM
Feb 2020

He left the campaign trail in NH to work on fund raising.

A second or third place finish in NH. Is bad but explainable. A fourth place finish will be terminal.
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Demsrule86

(68,347 posts)
7. I don't know...he has the momentum coming out of Iowa...Sanders was expected to win...
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:49 AM
Feb 2020

and he didn't.

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Nikki28

(557 posts)
8. I would be honored
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 11:30 AM
Feb 2020

to cast my vote proudly and smile like hell if he wins.It would be history making for sure just as Obama.

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DavidDvorkin

(19,404 posts)
11. I'll be happy if that happens, but I'm not counting on it.
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 12:24 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
13. Pete will never win the nomination or the GE.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 01:50 AM
Feb 2020

Sorry, but people are not going to vote for a gay man and he has 7% minority support.

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Undecided
 

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)
15. 2008: "People are not going to vote for a black man"
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 12:15 PM
Feb 2020

We heard it over and over and over and over and over on DU all throughout 2008.


As for his 7% minority support... that is because

A) They don't really know him yet
B) They didn't perceive he could be a winner... which is what they're looking for.


His minority support is going to double this week.... and if he wins NH, it will triple.


Winning changes perceptions.... and creates second-looks.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
16. Right just like AZ will NEVER vote for an openly bisexual Dem woman for Senate
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 12:27 PM
Feb 2020

Except they did.

Mayor Pete probably is not going to get the nomination but being gay won't be the issue.

Are there 30% of the population that won't vote for a gay candidate? Yes, but they aren't going to vote for ANY Democrat.

I have talked with dozens of people about him including Trump supporters that don't really like Trump's demeanor. Not one has said that would be an issue. The vast majority just don't care.

I think your 7 % is high. AA voters don't move to a candidate until they have proven viability in the primaries. If Pete wins both Iowa and NH, an increasingly likely possibility they will start listening to him and his active church life and his volunteering for Afghanistan will be well received.

There is a reason we have campaigns, so people can see people they don't know. If Biden goes to 4th in NH there are going to be a lot of voters reassessing their choices. Mayor Pete is unlikely to get the nomination this time but being gay won't be the reason.

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