I'm no longer undecided. I'm team Biden

[gollygee]

Here's my thinking:

1. He seems like a good person
2. He seems pretty electable. The only person more electable is Bloomberg but he doesn't seem like a good person.
3. I love Elizabeth Warren but I think she'll have more trouble winning.
4. Mayor Pete will be hurt by his lack of experience. Maybe he'll come back later.
5. I like some of the others but they need more name recognition.
6. Sanders can't win. He's too far left for the electorate. Warren probably is too, though she'd be my choice in a perfect world.

[Peacetrain]

1. Right now I wish I had a heart to give!!!

[Skya Rhen]

2. All of your points are spot on...

[UniteFightBack]

3. He also does well with black folks and swing state voters. With Biden FL will be competitive.

Sounds like you are using your head which we need A LOT MORE OF.....

Biden/Abrams and we win this thing !!!

[COLGATE4]

4. He also does extremely well with blue-c0llar white voters

a la Michigan, Ohio and Pennsyvania (where he's practically a native son). May help to harvest a few former Trumpers, too in the process. While we have some outstanding potential candidates Joe is, IMO the only candidate that can beat the Orange Hellbeast.

[emmaverybo]

5. You did some good thinking there. I know it's a sad reckoning though not to feel you can, on a

more pragmatic basis, choose your true druthers.

But Joe would be a great president for all and he can win.

[gollygee]

6. I am all about being pragmatic this time

We can't live on dreams of some utopia and how the US should be. We have to actually win. Also, we at DU are way to the left of the US as a whole, and even the Democratic party as a whole. We need someone who will have a larger base of support.

[totodeinhere]

7. I don't know where this "Sanders can't win" stuff is coming from.

Every battleground state poll I have seen has him at least ahead of Trump or competitive with him. Remember that most voters are not ideological and they will put other factors at the top of their list when voting.

[gollygee]

8. Early days yet

Bernie isn't actually running against trump, and most people haven't seen videos of him talking about Fidel Castro and the USSR. His name is very associated with the word Socialism, and that will cost him dearly in most of the country. He will do very well in NY and California, but he won't win Florida for sure, and I can't see how he could possibly win Michigan (where I live).

[totodeinhere]

11. I'm glad that at least you have it all figured out.

First you say it's early days yet, then you proceed to tell us how it's going to turn out. Yes it's early so lets calm down and keep our powder dry for the time being and let the Democratic voters have their say going forward. I want to beat Trump as bad as you do. As much as I love Bernie I will shift my support if it ever becomes apparent that he can't win. But we are far from making any determinations like that yet.

[UniteFightBack]

13. It's not that he can't but it's a tougher and harder sell and that is BEFORE the right wing scum

get through with him. They are foaming at the mouth with a potential Sanders nomination by default.

[totodeinhere]

15. I'm not underestimating the right wing but I'm pretty sure that they have a big fat

dossier on every one of our major candidates.

[UniteFightBack]

16. Of course but Bernard's file is the thickest. nt

[Qutzupalotl]

18. Remember they had to invent stuff on Joe.

Something something Hunter nepotism...meanwhile Ivanka and Jared.

That tells me Joe’s oppo file was too thin.

Meanwhile, Republicans are encouraging Trumpers to vote for Bernie in open primaries such as South Carolina. “Operation Chaos” they call it. That says a lot too...that they’re salivating to run against Bernie because they think they can win.

[Codeine]

9. Welcome aboard!

[Laelth]

10. I hope you have attained a modicum of peace of mind.

Choosing is tough this year because we are cursed with a very deep bench. We may have a brokered convention as a result.

It is what it is.



-Laelth

[Vivienne235729]

12. I agree w everything you said. I am almost w you but I am holding out a little longer for Warren

I don't think she will do better but emotionally, I am just not ready to give up on her yet. If Warren wasn't in the running, I would be all Team Biden too.

[Frasier Balzov]

14. South Carolina The Biden bellwether.

It seems to be where AA voters will have the greatest impact on affecting his chances.

And where Obama imprimatur can truly be observed.

[KT2000]

17. Number one for me -

he knows the government and its institutions. IMHO he is equipped to put this country back together after the dismantling that has occurred.

[Scurrilous]

19. Thanks.

[Cha]

20. Welcome Aboard, gollygee!

[TomSlick]

21. I'm envious.

I can't make the call and Super Tuesday looms.