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Democratic Primaries

Voltaire2

(15,377 posts) Tue Sep 3, 2019, 10:49 PM Sep 2019

Biden campaign says Iowa is not a must-win state [View all]

Joe Biden’s campaign on Tuesday said Iowa is not a must-win state on the former vice president’s path to the Democratic presidential nomination and signaled that the campaign is already “ramping up” its Super Tuesday efforts.
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Still, the campaign downplayed expectations in first-in-the-nation Iowa as well as in the first primary state, New Hampshire, which borders the home states of Warren and Sanders.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/03/joe-biden-iowa-super-tuesday-1479854

Odd.

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

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Biden campaign says Iowa is not a must-win state [View all] Voltaire2 Sep 2019 OP

This is the third OP on this subject in the last few hours. Why? George II Sep 2019 #1

If you prefer I could post it in ALLCAPSEZ Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #3

But the fact is that the most electable candidate, not "alleged", has NOT.... George II Sep 2019 #6

can't apparently compete in the first two primaries. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #10

How is that? RCP: George II Sep 2019 #15

They're NOT conceding. Third paragraph of the article says they think they're going to win. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #12

I...uh...whut? Sumbuddy pls 'splain. Thx. n/t sprinkleeninow Sep 2019 #2

Apparently the internal polling for the first two states are not looking good for Biden Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #4

What makes you say that, have you seen their internal polling? And who is "conceding"? George II Sep 2019 #7

Thanks for that. It does come across leaving one's mind with a ? sprinkleeninow Sep 2019 #8

Third paragraph of the article says the campaign thinks they'll win Iowa. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Sep 2019 #5

He would be correct. TwilightZone Sep 2019 #9

3rd paragraph of that article says they think they're going to win Iowa. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #11

I am sure that was just an oversight from the OP still_one Sep 2019 #16

Or foresight in knowing what the 3rd paragraph would do to the "they're conceding Iowa" line. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #17

Sounds so much like the Judy Miller interview with Jon Stewart, when she said she wasn't detailed still_one Sep 2019 #18

Was it MAD TV or SNL who had that recurring bit "Low-ered Ex-pec-ta-ay-tions"? RockRaven Sep 2019 #14

I agree with Nate Gothmog Sep 2019 #19