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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 09:23 AM Mar 2020

Now putting all my support behind Biden with Bloomberg out

Bloomberg might be a defunct candidate but he is far from gone with scares the SHIT out of Republicans and probably Bernie. I hope he pours some millions into House and Senate races which are as important as running Trump the HELL out of the WH.

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

(4,723 posts)
1. Trump threw paper towel rolls in response to an emergency
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 09:26 AM
Mar 2020

Perhaps in this emergency for the Republicans, the Dems can throw TP rolls to clean up their mess.

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

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)
2. It's not the money...it's the message. You should reconsider & put all your support behind BERNIE!!
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 09:27 AM
Mar 2020

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Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

TwilightZone

(25,457 posts)
3. The money doesn't seem to be working for Sanders at the moment.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:33 AM
Mar 2020

And Biden's message clearly is, while on a shoestring budget thus far.

If anything, this cycle is going to make fighting money in politics harder, because it's showing that money isn't everything. You still have to get people to vote for you.

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

BusyBeingBest

(8,052 posts)
5. Biden has MSNBC, basically all major media, rooting for him 24/7
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:42 AM
Mar 2020

and has had that since before Nevada. He didn't need much money, or to compete in many states. The media coverage is enough. Unfair to Bernie, but that's the way it goes when you run against the 8-year VP of your last President.

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

Response to BusyBeingBest (Reply #5)

 

TwilightZone

(25,457 posts)
7. Always the media's fault.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:45 AM
Mar 2020

Or it could be the message, most notably the ramped-up attacks on Democrats.

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

BusyBeingBest

(8,052 posts)
11. Not blaming the media, just noting how invaluable positive coverage
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:57 AM
Mar 2020

is, heading into a big voting day. And how damaging negative coverage is.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
8. Yawn...and if Bernie had more delegates right now
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:46 AM
Mar 2020

MSNBC would be giving him more time. Whatever,I've seen Bernie talked up and interviewed on every streaming news channel I watch. And I don't remember any of them saying Bernie's campaign was dead in the water and needed a win badly or get out.

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

BusyBeingBest

(8,052 posts)
10. Media coverage makes or breaks the candidate. I voted for Bloomberg, and he
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:54 AM
Mar 2020

got nothing but negative coverage since his first debate. Bernie has been getting the beat-down for weeks, with CNN putting up headlines like "Can Bernie and coronavirus be stopped???" Biden's been called the comeback kid since NV, and it was a given that media was going to glorify his SC results as if it were the first contest in the primary instead of the fourth. The candidate who is declared the comeback kid who has all the momentum is generally going to do very well, ESPECIALLY if he was the heavy favorite in the year before the voting started. I'm not complaining about it, I'm just looking at it objectively. The media does shape the race.

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

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
9. Warren can't be bought??
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:52 AM
Mar 2020

LOL...she was bought off before Super Tuesday.

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

Dem4Life1102

(3,974 posts)
4. Not just House and Senate races
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:39 AM
Mar 2020

but Governors and State Legislatures too.

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