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

(5,376 posts)
1. Dunno. Some Princeton academic arm-chair generalling?
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:32 PM
Feb 2020

Some sort of strategic voting to not boost a fellow progressive?

It's something along those lines...

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jalan48

(13,841 posts)
2. Bernie haters a real thing.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:32 PM
Feb 2020
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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)
3. My guess is that it was an anti-Warren tactic but
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:32 PM
Feb 2020

I’m not sure how it was supposed to work.

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bluewater

(5,376 posts)
4. More of a consolidate the progressive lane for one candidate kind of thing.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:34 PM
Feb 2020


It's just business, nothing personal.
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scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)
5. Because some Bernie people are more interested in burning down the party than defeating Trump
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:34 PM
Feb 2020
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nbsmom

(591 posts)
13. That would appear to be the case here
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 08:08 PM
Feb 2020

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😕
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lapfog_1

(29,191 posts)
6. Sure thing
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:35 PM
Feb 2020

don't go to Warren... as those votes are Sanders votes
don't go to Biden... we want him to lose this...

I'm guessing they believed the polling on Pete so they didn't think he or Amy would be a threat down the line.

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bluewater

(5,376 posts)
11. you nailed this.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:38 PM
Feb 2020

Of course there was the "stop Biden" motive too. And not building up the competition in Warren.

That's smart politics.

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brooklynite

(94,333 posts)
7. Bernie supporters saw Biden as their main rival going into the Caucus
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:35 PM
Feb 2020

Anyone realigning was asked not to generate more delegates for Biden.

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bluewater

(5,376 posts)
12. nor support a rival in Warren.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:39 PM
Feb 2020

Smart politics. Nothing personal.

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Peacetrain

(22,872 posts)
8. That is exactly what happened at my caucus
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:36 PM
Feb 2020

I have written about it, and it had us stumped.. they just walked out in mass from another room..

"Now I promised I would share how my caucus went. Buttigieg, Warren and Sanders were viable.. everyone else was not. We ( the Biden group) had 25 votes, the caucusing part just did not work this time. Got a call in to a sister caucus in my little town and woo hoo.. Biden had 2 delegates from that one. So ups and downs for me yesterday.

Let me tell the Buttigieg people.. your guy whooped ass at my caucus..

We did have some great conversations with the Klobachar and Yang Gang and Steyer people. Trying to figure out who we would choose for a second. My family went Warren.. all of us. The Yang Gang should get a delegate just for those awesome hats they had. MATH (Make America Think Hard).. and Amy's group were so well informed.. great to listen to.. The Steyer camp . super passionate about their guy. He can be proud of that. For whatever reason, the Sanders group never joined us after they were viable to get any of us for a second choice vote for them Their precinct captains released them i guess .. Maybe they did not understand. But they missed the best part of caucus. That is the problem when you get separated into different rooms.. better in one big room from my perspective.

So there you are .. the caucus in my little town..

GOOD LUCK NEW HAMPSHIRE!!!!!!!"

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highplainsdem

(48,910 posts)
9. The strategy was to boost Biden's rivals, hurt Biden. That Sanders supporter, like a more
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:37 PM
Feb 2020

prominent one I posted about, was telling Sanders supporters NOT to vote for Warren.

The one I posted about was telling Sanders supporters to get others NOT to vote for Warren.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287461983

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KPN

(15,635 posts)
10. Only in so far as being able to say it is a counterproductive tweet by who the hell is Matt Karp?
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:37 PM
Feb 2020

In my view, it's also counterproductive to engage in discussing it here at DU except for all of us to condemn the notion of Bernie or Bust! "Bernie or Whoever Else Wins the Nomination" would be acceptable.

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