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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Guess how many candidates drop out before Iowa. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)7. Most likely reason would be lack of finances, of course.
Wayne Messam reportedly lost some staffers after his campaign couldn't pay them.
We've already lost one even if we didn't notice.
Richard Ojeda, who voted for Trump but got elected to the WV state senate as a Democrat, resigned to run for president in December and then was the first to drop out a couple months later. Ojeda, described as another wannabe left-wing populist leader, complained that big donors wouldn't take his calls, that he was shunned because he didn't stay in line and challenged the powers that be, etc.
"Richard who?" "The state senator who resigned his seat then tried to rescind his resignation a few days later? The one who voted for Trump?" "Oh."
Sad loss.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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MJ Hegar, a female war hero is running in Texas and Beto will NOT run against her
Indygram
May 2019
#16
Depends on how well the money holds up, which is hard to predict just yet.
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2019
#25