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Democratic Primaries

Fiendish Thingy

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13. She writes about a Biden/Harris ticket from the perspective that w/o Harris, Biden wouldn't inspire

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #12)

Tue Aug 20, 2019, 12:31 AM

Aug 2019

The turnout of the base required to win.

She specifically said "don't worry about the moderates", and said the base needs a reason to turn out in record numbers.

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

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Rachel Bitecofer -- DNC, Listen To Her [View all] ancianita Aug 2019 OP

... ancianita Aug 2019 #1

Very interesting article! FM123 Aug 2019 #2

I Watched Bitecofer's Interview on Lawrence dlk Aug 2019 #3

That's what got me to getting some more info on her. Salon's was the most thorough I could find. ancianita Aug 2019 #4

This article went round yesterday with a flurry of posts Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #5

I hear you. I'm not a fan of Salon, either, by a long shot. Thanks for the Guardian link. ancianita Aug 2019 #9

You made the same misrepresentation in an earlier post Ponietz Aug 2019 #25

Thanks. USEFUL. elleng Aug 2019 #6

K n R ! JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #7

Her one sentence summary of how to win: "it's all about the (progressive) base" Fiendish Thingy Aug 2019 #8

Sounds much like what we (with some exceptions) say around here, yes? ancianita Aug 2019 #10

She's talking about the Democratic base, not the progressive fraction of it. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #12

She writes about a Biden/Harris ticket from the perspective that w/o Harris, Biden wouldn't inspire Fiendish Thingy Aug 2019 #13

the base includes moderates . black, hispanic, jewish moderates are more likely to vote democratic JI7 Aug 2019 #14

Not according to Bitecofer Fiendish Thingy Aug 2019 #16

that's my point, the base includes moderates. the base is people that vote democratic regularly JI7 Aug 2019 #18

She also wrote this in her predictions for 2020: highplainsdem Aug 2019 #15

That's a systemic concern, not a political one. Fiendish Thingy Aug 2019 #19

And Bitecofer also believes Biden can win. And that moderates are going to play the most highplainsdem Aug 2019 #21

Btw, the Twitter thread of hers that I quote in my thread about her has her saying there are 4 highplainsdem Aug 2019 #17

From her Salon interview: Fiendish Thingy Aug 2019 #22

Biden's targeting anti-Trump sentiment as much as, if not more than, the other candidates. And his highplainsdem Aug 2019 #23

Just listened to her again. She's clearly using "moderates" to mean centrist independents highplainsdem Aug 2019 #26

Here's the Big Chart of Bitecofer's 2020 projections -- look out, Nate Silver! ancianita Aug 2019 #11

Kick for L.O.'s show. Repeating now 10:00 pacific time. oasis Aug 2019 #20

Bitecofer was on the last 10 minutes of the show, I think. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #24