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highplainsdem

(48,721 posts)
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:08 AM Feb 2020

A-rated SurveyUSA CALIFORNIA poll: BS 25%, Bloomberg 21%, Biden 15%, Buttigieg 12%, Warren 9%

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=00eb4f81-c6dd-4c7c-a22e-c32a3b4f2c7e


Biden has really slipped in this poll. (I'm hoping finishing second in NV and winning SC will turn that around.)

But while Biden has slipped, Bloomberg has surged, and Sanders' 4-point lead over Bloomberg in California -- progressive California!!! -- is within the poll's margin of error.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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A-rated SurveyUSA CALIFORNIA poll: BS 25%, Bloomberg 21%, Biden 15%, Buttigieg 12%, Warren 9% (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2020 OP
"Yeahbut", he's "buying" the election! George II Feb 2020 #1
California is a semi-open primary. Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #2
I'm about to be extremely unpopular here. herding cats Feb 2020 #3
Let's see how the debate goes. squirecam Feb 2020 #5
I do, too. herding cats Feb 2020 #6
Since Bloomberg has not really run yet, I take these polls as a statement of people's faith in his emmaverybo Feb 2020 #4
Bloomberg is still on the rise. honest.abe Feb 2020 #7
Bloomberg has certainly cut into Biden's support, but you can't turn on the tube without seeing... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2020 #8
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
1. "Yeahbut", he's "buying" the election!
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:12 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Mr.Bill

(24,103 posts)
2. California is a semi-open primary.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:13 AM
Feb 2020

People without a stated party can request a Democratic ballot. They cannot get a republican ballot. That was the choice of those two parties. And a recent bill signed by the governor now allows changing your political party up to and on the day of the election. Fun times.

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

herding cats

(19,549 posts)
3. I'm about to be extremely unpopular here.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:18 AM
Feb 2020

This is why Bloomberg needs to be in the debates. He's polling so high because all were seeing are his ads, and most people don't know anything much about candidates other than what they see served up to them via social media (Bloomberg is on that via high profile influencers!) and advertising, which he also owns.

He needs to be held accountable by the other candidates. I'm honestly, not sure he really wanted to be in a debate this early... I don't think it was his plan until after Super Tuesday to be in the actual fray. It gives him exposure he's not in control of before his planned launch date. Which doesn't fit the MO of his campaign.

If he does well, then he's going to continue to rise, but if he wasn't there he was equally positioned to continue to rise per his formula. At least now the other candidates get to test him.

Oh, look there! Another Bloomberg ad on my TV! I'm not kidding.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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squirecam

(2,706 posts)
5. Let's see how the debate goes.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:32 AM
Feb 2020

I expect fireworks.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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herding cats

(19,549 posts)
6. I do, too.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:37 AM
Feb 2020

I'm kind of secure in where our current candidates are going to go... I feel like I know them. Bloomberg is the unknown. And, he has ads in the works to support whatever he plans to say tomorrow.

I'm afraid it's going to be brutal.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
4. Since Bloomberg has not really run yet, I take these polls as a statement of people's faith in his
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:21 AM
Feb 2020

ability to beat Trump, founded on nothing more than wishful thinking, the belief that money can win all, and preconceived notions of Bloomberg’s political strength.

Right now, the Bloomberg factor is going to greatly influence polls. This in turn could influence
perceptions and actual outcomes.

But with a bit more time, we will get a more realistic picture. What that will be, I don’t pretend to
know.

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

honest.abe

(8,556 posts)
7. Bloomberg is still on the rise.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:12 AM
Feb 2020

It all depends how Biden does in NV and SC and how Bloomberg handles the debates and his controversies.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Tarheel_Dem

(31,207 posts)
8. Bloomberg has certainly cut into Biden's support, but you can't turn on the tube without seeing...
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:53 AM
Feb 2020

a Bloomberg ad, and I don't care which network you're watching. Bloomberg has played this game quite well. He's got Judge Judy doing personal ads for him. He's got John Mellencamp doing personal spots. And he's even got a new ad with President Obama introducing him at some event or other. Between Bloomberg and Cal Cunningham, who's running to replace Tom Tillis, I can't turn on my tv without seeing 2 or 3 Bloomberg ads in a half hour show.

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