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Democratic Primaries

elocs

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3. No horse has a lead of any kind until they leave the starting gate.

Reply to SCVDem (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 07:12 PM

Sep 2019

And that won't happen until Iowa.

All the horses in the race have odds of their winning that can change before race time, but that's all they are--odds.

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

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Some people here have never bet on the horses. [View all] SCVDem Sep 2019 OP

Well said. Hence the horse race metaphor. sandensea Sep 2019 #1

Some people here do not believe this is a horse race. Sneederbunk Sep 2019 #2

No horse has a lead of any kind until they leave the starting gate. elocs Sep 2019 #3

Unless you bet on Secretariat. MrsCoffee Sep 2019 #4

I've been betting on horses since 1967, in some ways I know what you mean. But I guarantee.... George II Sep 2019 #5