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qazplm135

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42. what this tells us

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #23)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 11:39 AM

Aug 2018

is that there is no frontrunner for Dems this time around.

There are over half a dozen folks with a legit shot at getting the nomination.
Biden, Harris, Booker, Sanders, Warren, someone no one is thinking about yet, and probably 2-3 other names I'm not thinking about right at this moment.

And a "generic" candidate almost always beats a named/known candidate at this point in a race.

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Biden leads trump in poll for 2020 [View all] Demovictory9 Aug 2018 OP

7 points. Just 7 points. Chris Studio Aug 2018 #1

Not to panic DownriverDem Aug 2018 #10

What bullshit 20 per cent of Dems would vote for the orange shitstain? docgee Aug 2018 #2

DINOs? Or bullshit. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2018 #4

Impostures ooky Aug 2018 #27

Yeah, that's probably the case. docgee Aug 2018 #45

7 points? that doesnt make me feel good about anything.... samnsara Aug 2018 #3

What a bizarre poll. bearsfootball516 Aug 2018 #5

I can believe the 78% Chemisse Aug 2018 #18

Trump has 2 more years of cheeseburgers to clog his brain bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #6

Sorry but; watoos Aug 2018 #7

If there are still enough actual Republicans left in that party ooky Aug 2018 #29

Biden would make a good 47th president in 2020. n/t whopis01 Aug 2018 #8

Agree get the red out Aug 2018 #20

Horseshit poll or not, Magoo48 Aug 2018 #9

+1 Auggie Aug 2018 #11

+2 PDittie Aug 2018 #14

+3. Hard requirement that a candidate be younger than my retired parents (nt) Recursion Aug 2018 #16

Agreed janterry Aug 2018 #30

What we need is someone who can win. The end. BannonsLiver Aug 2018 #33

But does he lead where it counts? polmaven Aug 2018 #12

I'd prefer someone younger than Biden but he'd probably do much better in the Midwestern states... Ace Rothstein Aug 2018 #22

No, please, no. No Biden. Just no. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2018 #13

Judging from 2016 onlyadream Aug 2018 #15

I love Biden so, so much....but no..... vi5 Aug 2018 #17

The results are probably going to be the same no matter who the Dem candidate is, Chemisse Aug 2018 #19

if he's the candidate, I will hold my nose and vote... Javaman Aug 2018 #21

Ok, I have a question for you. Blue_true Aug 2018 #24

my reasons: Javaman Aug 2018 #26

Bernie voted for: Blue_true Aug 2018 #28

you asked about biden because biden was the topic of the thread. nothing was mentioned about Bernie. Javaman Aug 2018 #32

The point is hypocrisy. nt R B Garr Aug 2018 #36

that's some amazing mind reading on your part. Javaman Aug 2018 #37

Reading your posts, you deflected about Bernie's bad votes. R B Garr Aug 2018 #38

yes and? Javaman Aug 2018 #39

Sorry, but this seemed to fit a pattern of the JPR returnees. One came back with R B Garr Aug 2018 #40

please, no more purity tests. Javaman Aug 2018 #41

Exactly, no more purity tests. One person doesn't get a pass. Exactly. R B Garr Aug 2018 #43

That's it, as the Monty Python Holy Grail character said "Run away, Run away" Blue_true Aug 2018 #44

Javaman, to me, that was unforgiveable also elmac Aug 2018 #31

right there with all your sentiments. Cheers! nt Javaman Aug 2018 #35

This is an awfully confusing piece. Biden does 7 points better than Trump in a poll, BUT PatrickforO Aug 2018 #23

what this tells us qazplm135 Aug 2018 #42

and we all know that even just days before an election elmac Aug 2018 #25

+1, Stability looks to be more appealing than the absolute chaos that the so-called R B Garr Aug 2018 #34