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In reply to the discussion: Want to guarantee a losses across the board this fall? [View all]Renew Deal
(85,444 posts)62. I don't think that's the way most people are looking at it.
I think most people are looking at it from a basic survival level along the lines of "Who gives us the best chance to win and who is electable?"
I don't fully disagree with your point. I just don't think it really applies to this case. If we were talking about something like a Bill Clinton situation, where the candidate is popular and has a good chance of winning, it would make sense.
Here's the question I'm having trouble answering. What are Bidens realistic chances of winning (from 0-100)? This is not about polling or 538 numbers. If it's 50-50, Biden has the same chance that every Democrat has in recent elections. If it's below 50%, how far below?
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If there was someone who the majority of people would have been happier with than Joe
Cosmocat
Jul 2024
#28
Does it matter? As long as they show up, who the hell cares how excited they are?
shrike3
Jul 2024
#30
Yet, we are behind. If we weren't behind, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
Silent Type
Jul 2024
#26
Obama was "behind" the day before the 2012 election according to the "gold standard" Gallup
BumRushDaShow
Jul 2024
#35