Democratic Primaries

DemocratSinceBirth

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22. "Please research first."

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 10:11 PM

Jul 2019

What part of on the "verge of" don't you understand?

verge1
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noun
1.
an edge or border.
"they came down to the verge of the lake"
verb
1.
approach (something) closely; be close or similar to (something).
"despair verging on the suicidal"
synonyms: tend toward, incline to, incline toward, border on, approach, near, come near, be close/near to, touch on, be tantamount to, be more or less, be not far from, approximate to, resemble, be similar to
"she showed a degree of caution that verged on the obsessive"

According to betting odds a certain candidate

has no chance: while the candidate in the header has the best chance of all the contenders:

https://electionbettingodds.com/

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

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We are on the verge of having a new national Democratic primary front runner [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 OP

a distant third on DU's poll nt msongs Jul 2019 #1

I'm referring to opinion polls and predictions markets DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #3

DU polls usually don't reflect actual results or else we would have had kucinich JI7 Jul 2019 #6

Or Dean in 2004. He was pretty popular here. Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #7

Ha! I'm here to tell ya, too! nt babylonsister Jul 2019 #8

LOL. I remember the Kucinich supporters. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #31

Lol tymorial Jul 2019 #36

Yessssss shenmue Jul 2019 #2

I waver between her and E Warren. we can do it Jul 2019 #4

I'm with 'ya! MyOwnPeace Jul 2019 #11

Why not both?! Politicub Jul 2019 #17

That would be fine with me! we can do it Jul 2019 #18

Me too rusty quoin Jul 2019 #55

They would both be great. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #27

I wish she could move into the White House tomorrow True Dough Jul 2019 #5

Nice thought...and nice photo of Kamala. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2019 #9

As of today she clearly has momentum. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #10

can't wait till next debate AlexSFCA Jul 2019 #12

Plus the field will have narrowed by then. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #29

I would vote for her in the general - OhZone Jul 2019 #13

Well, the target's on her back now. customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #14

Looking forward to the state polls. Iowa just came out and Biden has the same lead as last month, Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #15

Well, that explains the sudden flood of anti-Harris threads here, including a sudden spike in EffieBlack Jul 2019 #16

I believe just one week ago, we had gone through several months of anti-Biden nonsense. Midwestocrat Jul 2019 #20

These developments seem to upset a lot of people. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #28

Which is a very good indicator. They're not gldstwmn Jul 2019 #30

That is not correct. Midwestocrat Jul 2019 #19

"Please research first." DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #22

You cited two online polls while conveniently ignoring DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #26

Yup. She's at 20% in that one. If you gldstwmn Jul 2019 #33

She is clearly ascending while Joe is descending. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #37

Oh I like most of them. She is who resonates most gldstwmn Jul 2019 #38

I don't dislike most of them. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #40

Where's the Quinnapiac just released today? gldstwmn Jul 2019 #32

It doesn't fit into his narrative. BTW didn't he or she tell me I didn't do my research? DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #42

I know. I just had to ask. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #43

That was rude to tell me I didn't do my research. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #48

If people are willing to put money on it... gldstwmn Jul 2019 #49

She did really well in the Quinn, CNN, and Suffolk USA Today IA polls. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #50

The NBC News headline pretty much gldstwmn Jul 2019 #54

I think she'd be great as our candidate. MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #21

I would luv to have a woman prez...sadly I don't think she would be elected in the general. Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #23

I understand your concern. MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #39

Good points!! I hope you are right Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #41

Thanks! MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #45

Still way too early mcar Jul 2019 #24

What is she going to do to Trump, call him racist? Galraedia Jul 2019 #25

Something tells me she's all ready for Donnie. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #35

That being the case, will Trump debate anyone? What's he to gain? oasis Jul 2019 #44

I have long considered his skipping out, a very real possibility. Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #46

Would he miss the opportunity to blow hard gldstwmn Jul 2019 #47

He ducked out of a nationally televised debate during oasis Jul 2019 #51

You do realize that he's not under oath in a debate right? Galraedia Jul 2019 #52

He will never debate again grantcart Jul 2019 #53

Good. Our candidates can wreck him without rebuttal for the next year and a half. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #63

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2019 #34

Harris is a tough cookie IcyPeas Jul 2019 #56

She might pull ahead in the polls for a time, but the primaries are a long way off. ucrdem Jul 2019 #57

She will build the same coalition in the primaries Barack Obama did. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #58

Suburban voters aren't going to go for busing or losing their health plan. ucrdem Jul 2019 #60

Nobody cares about busing. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #61

They will if it comes knocking on their door. ucrdem Jul 2019 #62

Awhhh a voice of reason!! Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #59

Is Joe resilient enough to bounce back and not comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #64