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wyldwolf

(43,865 posts)
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:02 AM Feb 2020

Lucy McBath Endorses Bloomberg

Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA), a gun regulation activist whose son was shot and killed, endorsed Mike Bloomberg’s Democratic presidential campaign Wednesday, joining a growing coterie of House members to support the former New York mayor two years after he helped elect them to Congress, the Washington Post reports.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/georgia-rep-lucy-mcbath-endorses-mike-bloombergs-presidential-campaign/2020/02/12/bdd2bdce-4d27-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html

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

(91,967 posts)
1. Let's see what S.C. does for Biden. The advantage Bloomberg has is money, and he can stay in
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:05 AM
Feb 2020

the race eating away at trump

Unfortunately, he can also hurt viable Democratic nominees in the process

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

wyldwolf

(43,865 posts)
2. Biden is still my pick, but for the first time in my 32 year voting history...
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:06 AM
Feb 2020

My support for any one candidate isn't nearly as strong as my opposition to one (serious) candidate in particular.

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

still_one

(91,967 posts)
3. I am right there with you. If Biden doesn't do well in S.C. I wil be looking at Amy, Pete, and
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:10 AM
Feb 2020

Bloomberg for my Super Tuesday vote

Right now I have every expectation that Biden will do well in S.C., and that will bode well for him in Super Tuesday

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

OnDoutside

(19,908 posts)
4. Yes, SC is the defining moment, for mo-mentum.
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:34 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

still_one

(91,967 posts)
5. I may be wrong, but I think he will be successful there
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:35 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

OnDoutside

(19,908 posts)
6. He will but if it's not a decisive victory, you just watch them all
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 09:34 AM
Feb 2020

pile in on him, especially MSM who are shit stirring since before Iowa. I reckon Morning Joe are in the tank for Bloomberg, so they'll be top of the queue.

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

still_one

(91,967 posts)
7. I agree with your assessment, but I also think it needs to be decisive, partly for the reason
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 09:38 AM
Feb 2020

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you name, and partly to demonstrate that he can bring in votes in a big way

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

OnDoutside

(19,908 posts)
8. Absolutely, the ship would be steadied with a decisive result.
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 11:39 AM
Feb 2020

Even here I get the feeling there are certain groupings coordinating in giving Joe a kicking.

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

still_one

(91,967 posts)
9. You are reading it quite well I think
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 11:42 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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