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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:39 PM Mar 2020

Latest 538 probabilities - Biden 99%, Sanders 0.1%

Sanders is only 0.1% ahead of Tulsi Gabbard.

Delegates - Biden 2403, Sanders 1,378, Gabbard 34.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Latest 538 probabilities - Biden 99%, Sanders 0.1% (Original Post) George II Mar 2020 OP
Wow.. hope it stays. Cha Mar 2020 #1
Biden is ahead by 97 delegates now, will gain 50 more tomorrow. Just no room to catch up now. George II Mar 2020 #3
please deer gawd let it end tomorrow so we can get on with the business of... samnsara Mar 2020 #9
+1 K&R - Come on ID, MI, MS, MO, ND & WA Dems, make your voice known at the polls today onetexan Mar 2020 #38
Again.. wow.. this is all happening so Cha Mar 2020 #11
Back in the fall when I did some rough calculations I thought that Biden would be ahead by TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #21
I think it will Jarqui Mar 2020 #5
Tomorrow will be important. Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #17
Exactly.. we won't know Cha Mar 2020 #18
It is so over grantcart Mar 2020 #25
.. Cha Mar 2020 #26
So... do you think Bernie will release is full and complete medical records? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #35
I think that Sanders (I) will continue his campaign by railing against grantcart Mar 2020 #40
Yes. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #41
Of all the states/terrorities left in the race, Sanders has more than a 2% lead in...one. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #2
I think he's only ahead in two or three. George II Mar 2020 #4
Yep, under 2% lead in about three others. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #8
Wow! Wipe out. R B Garr Mar 2020 #6
Bernie will not be sleeping well tonight. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #7
Am feeling the Burn....the Biden Burn! n/t DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #10
Just two weeks ago he was being written off Codeine Mar 2020 #12
I HATE to say this, but I'm positive Bernie won't just drop out this soon. I see the proof you've napi21 Mar 2020 #13
I expect him to stay in the race until the last primary in June TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #22
Meanwhile, his campaign's scorched-earth and kneecapping philosophy will continue in full force... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #36
That's what I hope too. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #37
Sanders won 24 of 57 states/territories, only TWO were closed primaries. George II Mar 2020 #32
then Dems leaders & DNC need to up the pressure on him to pack it in onetexan Mar 2020 #39
You know I look at this and I think back two weeks when Joe was on the ropes... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #14
Yes, and I figured Joe would have to drop out after Super Tuesday, I've been a oe supporter since napi21 Mar 2020 #24
Maybe his Negative campaign helped Joe showblue22 Mar 2020 #15
Absolutely CRUSHING numbers. Humiliating. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #16
LMAO! nolawarlock Mar 2020 #19
Kick & recommended. William769 Mar 2020 #20
I've seen teams kicking off with 10 secs on clock & down 10 points get better odds of winning. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #23
I think I can catch Tulsi! Moostache Mar 2020 #27
Hahaha grantcart Mar 2020 #28
So you're telling me there's a chance! subterranean Mar 2020 #29
Perhaps so! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #31
LOL Scurrilous Mar 2020 #33
I'm surprised they posted such a perfect landslide lindysalsagal Mar 2020 #30
So, literally: No one does better than Sanders? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #34
 

Cha

(319,067 posts)
1. Wow.. hope it stays.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:41 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
3. Biden is ahead by 97 delegates now, will gain 50 more tomorrow. Just no room to catch up now.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:42 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

samnsara

(18,767 posts)
9. please deer gawd let it end tomorrow so we can get on with the business of...
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:47 PM
Mar 2020

...taking down trump* instead of each other

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

onetexan

(13,913 posts)
38. +1 K&R - Come on ID, MI, MS, MO, ND & WA Dems, make your voice known at the polls today
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:56 AM
Mar 2020

and get VP Biden to a decisive victory for the sake of America!!

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

Cha

(319,067 posts)
11. Again.. wow.. this is all happening so
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:49 PM
Mar 2020

FAST! TY

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

TexasTowelie

(127,341 posts)
21. Back in the fall when I did some rough calculations I thought that Biden would be ahead by
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 11:24 PM
Mar 2020

150-200 delegates after Super Tuesday. As the Bloomberg campaign, I lowered my estimate down to a 100-150 delegate lead for Biden. I wasn't surprised when another candidate showed up near the top in Iowa or New Hampshire. Thus far, the only surprise this entire primary season for me is that Bernie did as well as he did in Nevada. It looks like my other predictions will be on track after California completes counting the ballots.

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

Jarqui

(10,908 posts)
5. I think it will
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:44 PM
Mar 2020

I can't recall seeing shifts in polling like this

I've looked a few times. Here's one from today:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=651123

538 have the underlying collection of polling data to back them up. (as you would expect of them)

Sanders needs to work on his concession speech.

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

Happy Hoosier

(9,535 posts)
17. Tomorrow will be important.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:59 PM
Mar 2020

It could keep Sanders on Life support, or it might pull the plug.

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

Cha

(319,067 posts)
18. Exactly.. we won't know
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 11:01 PM
Mar 2020

for sure until tomorrow.

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

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
25. It is so over
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 11:51 PM
Mar 2020

Two different things

1) Biden is lifting us up

2) Sanders campaign is collapsing

Everyone is so tired that everyone, except a relatively small number of Sanders diehards want to finish with the playoffs and get to the World Series.

24 hours and it's done
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Cha

(319,067 posts)
26. ..
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 12:07 AM
Mar 2020


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

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
35. So... do you think Bernie will release is full and complete medical records?
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:22 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
40. I think that Sanders (I) will continue his campaign by railing against
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:08 AM
Mar 2020

a corrupt evil system and continue to self anoint himself as a pure saint and will offer his candidacy as an opportunity for other pure of heart to contribute to.

He will then (in a very misleading way) get people to contribute to the campaign to build a post campaign war chest that he will leverage to primary moderate Democrats like AOC did.

He will see his legacy as getting people to donate to a campaign he will not spend on so he can continue to frame himself as a blessed innocent who banks contributions from project A and in the future spend tens of millions defeating moderate Democrats in a bloody political pay back because they stopped him from being President because, you know, they are corrupt and he and his supporters are innocent and pure.

IMO he will be (even more) embittered by the enormity of the defeat he will suffer today and will never miss an opportunity to pay back on a party that never embraced him and he never joined. He will speak out against Trump. Whether I am right or not will be seen if he a) continues to aggressively raise money b) whether he spends it or hoards it.

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

TwilightZone

(28,836 posts)
2. Of all the states/terrorities left in the race, Sanders has more than a 2% lead in...one.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:42 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
4. I think he's only ahead in two or three.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:43 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TwilightZone

(28,836 posts)
8. Yep, under 2% lead in about three others.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:46 PM
Mar 2020

So, one state outside of any likely MOE. Maybe not even one, depending on the poll.

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

R B Garr

(17,984 posts)
6. Wow! Wipe out.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:45 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
7. Bernie will not be sleeping well tonight.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:46 PM
Mar 2020

Probably worried about having to concede.

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

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)
10. Am feeling the Burn....the Biden Burn! n/t
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:48 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
12. Just two weeks ago he was being written off
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:54 PM
Mar 2020

as political roadkill and now he’s dominating at a level that I don’t think anyone expected. This is one for the textbooks.

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

napi21

(45,806 posts)
13. I HATE to say this, but I'm positive Bernie won't just drop out this soon. I see the proof you've
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:55 PM
Mar 2020

presented, and I believe it's mainly because so many caucus States have switched to regular elections. I'm still not sure why
Bernie wins all the caucuses but he did the same in 2015. I don't think his ego will let him quit yet. And that's not a slam to Bernie,. You HAVE to have a big ego to even RUN for President!

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

TexasTowelie

(127,341 posts)
22. I expect him to stay in the race until the last primary in June
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 11:28 PM
Mar 2020

so that everyone gets to vote. I hope that the following day he has the grace and humility to concede rather than dragging it out until the convention. During the next few months though, I hope that Bernie will avoid the negative campaigning and work to calm the attacks from his surrogates and supporters.

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

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
36. Meanwhile, his campaign's scorched-earth and kneecapping philosophy will continue in full force...
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:28 AM
Mar 2020

Meanwhile, his campaign's scorched-earth and kneecapping philosophy will continue in full force I fear. In spite of a 100% certain loss, the Sanders campaign and surrogates will be busy smearing, slicing, dicing, denigrating our party's nominee.

I hope that Bernie will avoid the negative campaigning and work to calm the attacks from his surrogates and supporters.
I have the lowest of expectations in that regard. Of course all these things only serve to weaken and divide our party and to harm our party's nominee. It doesn't take a genius to see the kind of harm that folks like Cenk Uygur and Michael Moore so gleefully engage in.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Turin_C3PO

(16,385 posts)
37. That's what I hope too.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:30 AM
Mar 2020

I’ve seen some good signs from Sanders on news shows saying he’ll get behind Biden fully when the time comes. Hopefully he sticks to his word.

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

George II

(67,782 posts)
32. Sanders won 24 of 57 states/territories, only TWO were closed primaries.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:58 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

onetexan

(13,913 posts)
39. then Dems leaders & DNC need to up the pressure on him to pack it in
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:06 AM
Mar 2020

otherwise he'll be doing the same thing he did with Hillary, costing her valuable time & resources having to primary the rest of the states.

I'll also add that this should teach the DNC a lesson NOT to allow independent candidates to run under the Dem ticket. It's dangerous and divisive, as i've mentioned before.

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

Demsrule86

(71,542 posts)
14. You know I look at this and I think back two weeks when Joe was on the ropes...
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:56 PM
Mar 2020

Sanders had the same chance of being elected as Gabbard...that's got to hurt. Unbelievable.

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

napi21

(45,806 posts)
24. Yes, and I figured Joe would have to drop out after Super Tuesday, I've been a oe supporter since
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 11:36 PM
Mar 2020

2015 campaign I was thrilled when Obama picked him for his VP. So when I saw his poor showing in the first 3 States, I was really figuring Bernie would be or nominee. Needless to say I was ecstatic when he won SC by such a large margin. Now, I don't think anything can stop.

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

showblue22

(1,026 posts)
15. Maybe his Negative campaign helped Joe
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:58 PM
Mar 2020

It's hurtful and draining but if it shuts the door on him for good, it's worth it.

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

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
16. Absolutely CRUSHING numbers. Humiliating.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:58 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
19. LMAO!
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 11:03 PM
Mar 2020

I love that "no one" scores higher than Bernie!

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

William769

(59,147 posts)
20. Kick & recommended.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 11:07 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
23. I've seen teams kicking off with 10 secs on clock & down 10 points get better odds of winning.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 11:30 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Moostache

(11,178 posts)
27. I think I can catch Tulsi!
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 12:12 AM
Mar 2020

I only need 35 delegates....write in campaign starts now! (LOL)

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

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
28. Hahaha
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 01:51 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

subterranean

(3,762 posts)
29. So you're telling me there's a chance!
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 02:07 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
31. Perhaps so!
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:35 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

lindysalsagal

(22,910 posts)
30. I'm surprised they posted such a perfect landslide
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:29 AM
Mar 2020

I would have thought an operation like that wouldn't publish a perfect score for fear of threatening their credibility.

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

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
34. So, literally: No one does better than Sanders?
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:01 AM
Mar 2020

So, literally: No one does better than Sanders? And, No one has a better chance than Sanders? They are telling us that: No one can beat Sanders?

I just find that to be absolutely amazing!


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