Amy Klobuchar supporters

[LeftTurn3623]

I'm asking you if you can turn your support to Pete Buttigieg. It is obvious that Klobuchar can not become the nominee (sorry). And if you feel that a far left candidate like Warren or Bernie can not win a general election wouldn't it make sense to support the best moderate candidate?

Biden has shown he will not be a strong candidate. He is the VP to one of the most popular Presidents ever and he finished in 4th place in Iowa. A state at one time he was winning. He lost to Pete Buttigieg because Pete has that "IT" factor. When people get to know Pete his popularity grows. He also did well across the spectrum (old, young, female, male ..etc)

The party needs to start coming together behind one moderate or Bernie will start to run away with this. Maybe Bloomberg is the answer. I do not know.

All I heard was that other supporters would move to Biden in Iowa if their candidate did not get in. This was not true. They went to Pete or Warren & Sanders.

The latest NH poll Pete is already passing Biden. He is about to catch fire and we need to gt his numbers up competing with sanders.

I even ask Biden supporters to vote for Pete. Make the NH race close against Bernie.

[LakeArenal]

1. Amy I hope you do not leave the race.

Thanks.

One thread over someone wants Joe to quit for Pete.

Just throwing shit on the wall to see if it sticks. IMO

Plus keep in mind, Pete himself isn’t suggesting such a thing. He knows it’s not happening.

[scheming daemons]

2. I'm turning my support to Biden for now. But if he falters, then sure... Buttigieg next.

Then Bloomberg.


After Amy.... I'm all about the "Bs".


If Biden wins NV and SC, and finishes in top 3 in NH... I think he'll be fine. If not.... I'll move to whoever looks stronger between Buttigieg and Bloomberg.

[LeftTurn3623]

10. hasnt Biden already falter?

[themaguffin]

11. I don't see it that way. Caucuses suck (no matter who "wins"). Let's see voting where

our diversity is represented too.

[scheming daemons]

16. No. Caucuses are about the activists, not the regular Joes

... and Iowa is a lily-white state that is unrepresentative.

[Jersey Devil]

3. I think you are rushing things

Iowa proves something? Are you kidding?

[joost5]

4. I like Pete. A lot.

And I agree with you that Biden is a weak candidate - highly likeable but can't keep up mentally and physically. He'll get shredded in a debate with drumpf.

If we pick a Presidential candidate that's too far left, like Warren or Sanders, we will lose ANY possibility of retaking control of the Senate that's heavily weighted towards sparsely populated RED states. That means, Moscow Mitch McConnel will block every judicial appointment, every Supreme Court appointment (let our beloved RBG finally retire), every piece of legislation, he'll block everything.

Even some IA Dems had a homophobia/bigot problem claiming the bible is against homosexuality. And they were Dems!

We need the Senate. We need a centrist Pres candidate that will win it back.

We need Amy for president. She can win it all back. She's got what it takes.

[still_one]

9. Regardless, Biden will be in the race through Super Tuesday, and that will determine

his viability or not

Mayor Pete and Warren are definitely in through Super Tuesday, and Sanders is a given through Super Tuesday.

In my view Klobuchar has to surpass Biden in NH to be viable, and if that doesn't happen, I think her campaign will have major challenges

[joost5]

21. Oh, and one more important point...

I will walk over fire and broken glass to support ANY Dem presidential candidate after it's decided at the national convention. I will give money, time, bake cookies, ANYTHING that will GOTV and de-trump our country.

So many of our country's institutions that we thought were invulnerable (and the livability of the planet) are at stake.

[still_one]

5. Your assessment of Biden based on Iowa is flawed. The caucus is a discriminating process which

discriminates against those with mobility issues, and those who cannot spend hours in a caucus hall.

In addition, it allows those caucus goers to badger each other to change their vote for the second ballot. It is a terrible process, and an insult to the secret ballot.

Iowa is not a bellwether.

I agree with you that Klobuchar has the greatest challenge, but I don't see any of the candidates base supporters dropping out until after the NH primary.

Regardless what happens in NH Biden will stay in the race through Super Tuesday. Same with Warren and Mayor Pete.

In my view the only question is if Klobuchar will stay in through Super Tuesday or not.

[exboyfil]

6. I changed to Biden today

If she can't get traction in Iowa, then she is not a viable candidate. Too bad because I think she would have made a good President.

If Pete B. is last moderate standing, then he has my support. Right now I am going with experience.

[FloridaBlues]

7. Sorry don't ask me to switch, let's see how Pete stacks up in Nevada and SC

Which I believe he will not do very well perhaps come in 4th in both states.

[still_one]

13. I think the mistake a lot of folks are making is they are already ruling Biden out based on these

early states, and assuming because of that he won't do well Super Tuesday, and that is flawed in my opinion.

Biden is NOT going to drop out, and his base supporters are NOT going to leave him. Super Tuesday MUST play out for Biden and his supporters.

[FloridaBlues]

29. Yes I agree but the tv pundits don't help the narrative either.

[still_one]

34. yes, but unfortunately that narritave will continue

[MoonlitKnight]

8. Time for Amy to drop out

What does she stand for? All I have heard from her is what she thinks can’t be done.

Joe is pretty much the same but at least we know he can do the job.

Pete has charisma and has built a great campaign. This demonstrates his leadership ability.

Warren is probably the most qualified candidate with a vision- thus my support.

Sanders has a vision and passionate base.

Bloomberg has a lot of money.

The question to Warren and Sanders is would you sign legislation that is short of your stated goal? Like if it’s just fixes for Obamacare, maybe a public option. Warren said yes.

The question for Amy, Biden and Pete is if by some miracle the House and senate pass Medicare for all, wealth tax, etc - would they sign or veto it. Because they all are correct that those things aren’t likely to pass, but we should stop with trying to initiate negotiations with the weakest position.

[LeftTurn3623]

12. nicely said

on your last question. Pete said the end goal is to get to medicare for all but we need to take steps to get there. Start with a public option. So if the house and senate passed medicare for all he would obliviously sign it.

[MoonlitKnight]

19. Thanks for confirming

Pete is high on my list.

Of course I will vote and work like hell for whoever gets the nomination.

[squirecam]

23. Everyone is at least for

A public option.

[MoonlitKnight]

30. But you don't get it if that is your starting point

We had the House, Senate and White House and we didn’t get a public option because our own side was afraid to push for it. We got Obamacare through and paid a heavy price losing the House then the Senate. So let’s learn and decide that when we stick our necks out for important change, that we stick them out all the way.

[squirecam]

31. A public option is important change

Nt

[AncientGeezer]

14. Nothing is obvious at this point....we don't know the final results of Iowa...

Appreciate the offer(said tongue in cheek) but I'll stick with Amy until she's mathematically eliminated.

[Garrett78]

37. She'll drop out long before being mathematically eliminated.

Before Super Tuesday most likely.

[Sherman A1]

15. Jeepers!

Perhaps the process needs to proceed a bit more beyond one state before we start looking for candidates to drop out and endorse others.

[joost5]

22. +1

I can see how planting the thought of who to support next would be beneficial to other campaigns but it's still early.

[squirecam]

25. It does

The opposite for me.

[MineralMan]

17. It's too early for that.

We have one botched caucus state's partial results so far. That's all. Let the early four primary events play out, and then we can talk about such things. Right now, all of the leading candidates are still solidly in the race and actively campaigning.

Nobody will be switching at this point, frankly.

[squirecam]

18. Assuming for the moment that the OP was well intentioned

It’s still a bad post. No one is dropping out after that cluster-f, especially where NH won’t decide anything.

And asking others to do so only reflects negatively on your candidate.

I would delete this thread.

[IluvPitties]

20. This is ridiculous. There are a bunch of contests left!

[redqueen]

24. This is rude imo.

Only one state has voted. At least wait till South Carolina votes, damn.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Because Iowa is a lily-white state with a weird caucus system

that functionally excludes a lot of people, it is not indicative of how Biden (or any other candidate) will do in states where there are actual black people. I like Buttigieg a lot but he has almost no support at all among PoC, whose votes we will desperately need. Let's wait until South Carolina has spoken.

[sunnybrook]

27. I personally like Pete

But he doesn't do well across the spectrum. He does well across the spectrum of white people. Iowa is hardly indicative of the Democratic base.

[Lefta Dissenter]

28. Yikes!

Pete is about top on my list (it keeps changing), but we've had ONE election - and a flawed one, at that. If you were asking Tulsi to withdraw, I'd be all on board, but let's see how things shake out in the coming weeks. I want to see more out of Amy, and if I were an avid Amy supporter (edited to add: or a Biden supporter), I'd be pretty offended by such a presumptuous suggestion.

[Retrograde]

32. My list is down to Klochuar and Warren

and I'll be voting in the next couple of weeks. I will be voting for the candidate I would prefer to see as president, no matter what a bunch of people in Iowa who can't seem to figure out what they're doing think.

[squirecam]

33. I will early vote for Amy in NV.

[krissey]

35. My support would go Warren. I do not put her in the same camp as Sanders at all.

I do not think she is "the far left" and is a solid Democratic choice with a lot of her base HRC voters. So, that is a bit offensive to me. I can easily get behind Buttigieg but I think Warren would have a better chance in GE.

[DesertRat]

36. I'll decide in 2 1/2 months when it's time for my state's primary

Who knows who will even be in the race then.

[AncientGeezer]

39. How'd this play out for ya? Could you have been more wrong?