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Lee-Lee

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14. A big primary means the person with the strongest base gets it
Sat Sep 15, 2018, 09:30 AM
Sep 2018

And if Bernie runs, it will be him.

Let’s face it, last time was a two person battle all the way, even with a few also-rans on the early ballots.

This time it will be different. If you have 6-7 candidates on the ballot in early states and 3-4 are serious then you can win that primary with 30% or even less of the votes because the votes are so divided.

So whoever had the strongest base has the advantage. Right now that’s Bernie. Nobody else had a base at all or any existing infrastructure in any states, he has that.

By the time the field narrows he will already have a huge delegate lead from winner take all states.

A big field of candidates on the GOP side is what let Trump win the nomination on their side, becuse the anti-Trump right was divided among too many others.

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