DNC Chair Perez: any candidate under 10% at this point isn't viable

[bluewater]

Link to tweet

I disagree. Pete Buttigieg is under 10% Nationally and he already has won Iowa and will do no worse than 2nd today in NH.

Time will tell.

Amy might do very well also.

[TwilightZone]

1. Buttigieg is at 10.4%

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html

[bluewater]

4. DNC Chair Perez is WRONG to write off Pete Buttigieg as "unviable" despite what 538 says.

DNC Chair Tom Perez said yesterday he thinks any candidate under 10% at this point isn't viable and is no longer competitive in the primary

Despite these major trackers having Pete under 10%, DNC Chair Perez is wrong to write him off.

538: Pete at 9.5%

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-d/national/

The Economist: Pete at 8%

https://projects.economist.com/democratic-primaries-2020/

Pete just won Iowa and will do no worse than 2nd tonight in NH

[TwilightZone]

6. You clearly didn't watch the video.

He didn't mention Pete at all and you're misrepresenting what he said.

Pete qualified by the other measure he mentioned, at least one delegate in a primary or caucus.

Seriously, it's barely a minute long. Watch it before you post so that you don't look ridiculous.

[bluewater]

7. YOU clearly did NOT listen to what Perez actually said, listen to the FULL Video.

Perez: "No one at this point UNDER 10% HAS EVER GONE ON TO WIN THE NOMINATION"

"Seriously, it's barely a minute long. Watch it before you post so that you don't look ridiculous."

Well, perhaps you should follow your own advice?

Seems so.



So, yeah, DNC Chair Perez is WRONG to be writing Pete Buttigieg off as being "unviable". Period.

He wasn't just talking about qualifying for the next debate.

[TwilightZone]

9. Bullshit.

He said it was based on polls AND delegates in a primary or caucus. You just chose to ignore the latter. No one is writing off Buttigieg.

Context is a thing.

[bluewater]

10. He wasn't just talking about qualifying for the next debate.

Perez: "NO ONE AT THIS POINT UNDER 10% EVER WENT ON TO WIN THE NOMINATION"

Sorry, but it's just impossible to spin that away.



"Seriously, it's barely a minute long. Watch it before you post so that you don't look ridiculous."

Well, perhaps you should follow your own advice?

Seems so.

[msongs]

2. he means in the lily white marshmallow states that have voted as of tomorrow. whatta jerk nt

[TwilightZone]

3. I think he's talking about nationally.

In either case, I think it's a bit early to declare anyone's candidacy dead based on <10%.

[totodeinhere]

5. I think I understand where he is coming from.

At this stage we really do need to start winnowing out this large field of candidates and get serious. Too many candidates means splitting up available resources while at the same time trump has the filed all to himself.

[redqueen]

8. Stop meddling and let people vote! Fucksake!