Bettings odds have now moved Bloomberg into a solid second place

[Quixote1818]

Too early to say yet but this may end up a battle between Bloomberg and Sanders as things progress.

https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/3633/Who-will-win-the-2020-Democratic-presidential-nomination

[cherryinpa]

1. Little early

Can't call it yet.

Bidens now trapped between Bernie on the left and Bloomberg on the right.

A trapped animal comes out fighting for itself.

We might see Biden go on the attack hard which we haven't seen so far.

If he comes out he could take Bernie and Bloomberg both down hard.

[Demsrule86]

6. I hope this happens. I like Biden. But if it comes between Sanders and Bloomberg...I will vote

for Bloomberg.

[Sherman A1]

2. I believe he will be the nominee

I am not terribly excited at the prospect, but that is what I think will happen.

[Recursion]

3. The most persuasive narrative I can construct

has Bloomberg winning a contested convention.

Which does not bode well.

[Quixote1818]

4. Betting odds are also leaning toward a brokered convention

https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/6168/Will-the-Democrats-have-a-brokered-convention-in-2020

[Demsrule86]

7. No Bloomberg will win period. Warren, Buttigieg, Biden and Klobachar will be out on super Tuesday

unless they win. Biden needs to win Carolina and at least come in second in Nevada. I think he can do it.

[MineralMan]

5. We're going to have a much clearer picture on March 4.

I'm waiting until then to assess the impact Bloomberg will have.

[Quixote1818]

8. Biden has to do well in South Carolina and so does Sanders

If Biden does then that changes everything. If he doesn't I think he is done. Or if Sandes does really bad in SC and someone like Klobuchar wins then that changes the dynamic a lot. I think South Carolina is going to tell us a lot about how things proceed as far as who the front runners are and who possibly should consider dropping out.

[MineralMan]

10. Yes, I agree. If Joe doesn't rebound in a real way,

I'm going to have to reconsider my Super Tuesday vote. Not that my one vote matters, but...

[Recursion]

15. Sanders stumbling in NV or SC would change everything

Including possibly Bloomberg's own strategy. But, yeah, a lot is in flux right now.

Difficult to see, the future. Always in motion, it is.

[RKP5637]

12. I already have my ballot, but am waiting

until then. I like several of the candidates. I want a 2020 dem win.

[KPN]

9. So it's going to come down to Sanders vs Bloomberg.

There’s gonna be a lot of frosted people either way.

I know which side Im in. The people’s side.

[MineralMan]

11. I wouldn't be so fast on that. Really.

[Awsi Dooger]

13. This stuff is always interesting but I don't like to bet on primaries

Too many variables. Predicitit keeps sending me emails trying to get me involved, since I wagered on so many markets in 2018.

No thank you. I prefer general elections because in each race I know darn well what the split of self-identified liberals and conservatives is going to be. Everything falls together logically at that point.

[Warpy]

14. He's missed two primaries and likely isn't on the list in more

so he's going to have to play one hell of a game of catch up to do it.

However, the strategy of going right after DopeyDon instead of going after the rest of the field is paying off.

Let's hope they catch on quickly.