Democratic Primaries

NJCher

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22. what does that mean?

Fri Oct 25, 2019, 04:39 AM

Oct 2019

"vast but temperate base of support":

Does that mean "mile wide and an inch deep?" Because it appears that Biden supporters can't be bothered to donate to their candidate. Now Biden has to take Super PAC money, making him beholden to special interests, AKA "dark money."

Or does "temperate" mean "unenthusiastic?"

No, what it means is what I said it means: Biden has name recognition and little else. Now that he has to mainline on Super PACs to survive and he has to compete with candidates who don't, he will be subject to attacks from the other candidates, which have already started. Beto attacked this practice and says he will never accept PAC money. Needless to say, Bernie has already called him on it.There will be more.

As Trump goes down, the belief that Biden is the only one who can beat him becomes less important. There isn't another person with two terms of v-p and three tries at the presidency to plug in.

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

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Trump v Sanders: RCP polls show him on top every time! [View all] floppyboo Oct 2019 OP

maybe but evertonfc Oct 2019 #1

He has a better chance than the vast majority of the candidates running. Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #2

pay no attention to that kind of comment NJCher Oct 2019 #3

Thanks Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #4

Sanders is zentrum Oct 2019 #5

As is Warren!! Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #6

Agree totally. zentrum Oct 2019 #14

He has a worse chance than Biden and Warren brooklynite Oct 2019 #41

He leads in every Poll, Yet he is unelectable ritapria Oct 2019 #7

I also find it noteworthy that VT was a red state when he came around. Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #8

Surely you are jesting! beastie boy Oct 2019 #10

why is Bernie leading in donations NJCher Oct 2019 #12

Are these examples of polls? The poster said Bernie is leading in every poll. beastie boy Oct 2019 #13

what does that mean? NJCher Oct 2019 #22

It means, whatever the dimentions of his support you want to suggest, its volume is consistently #1. beastie boy Oct 2019 #24

CNN poll: Biden wins the "enthusiasm" factor! A record level of enthusiasm heading into 2020 UncleNoel Oct 2019 #28

I'm sure you're aware NJCher Oct 2019 #29

Enthusiam that counts is not that of activists, but of he voters. UncleNoel Oct 2019 #30

There are 21 candidates. He is in at least 3rd place in every poll. I do consider that leading. Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #15

Leading and leading 18 out of 21 candidates are two different things. beastie boy Oct 2019 #17

Correct about harris. But leading the vast majority of candidates is a little easier than Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #19

In Bernie's case, leading the vast majority means he is consistently #3. beastie boy Oct 2019 #23

Biden 27, Warren 21, Sanders 17, Buttigieg 7, Harris 5 (Biden +6) UncleNoel Oct 2019 #27

I share a distrust of RCP. I make my own averages based primarily on 538. UncleNoel Oct 2019 #33

And what is your own average based on 538? beastie boy Oct 2019 #36

That Biden negative outlier you mentioned is from Rasmussen! beastie boy Oct 2019 #9

How Did RCP Get Such A Foothold On Polls Me. Oct 2019 #11

THIS. Everyone should know this. Hortensis Oct 2019 #25

I Only Found Out By Accident Me. Oct 2019 #31

Sanders supporters... OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #16

That's an obfuscation if i never saw one Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #20

I see. OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #21

That is because they both attack the Democrats n/t PhoenixDem Oct 2019 #18

RCP president: "we have a frustration all conservatives have," Hortensis Oct 2019 #26

This Me. Oct 2019 #32

Sanders is a very good third-tier candidate. LanternWaste Oct 2019 #34

National "popular vote" polls maybe, Amimnoch Oct 2019 #35

I don't know if that's correct, based on polling. check out this video: floppyboo Oct 2019 #37

No thanks, I'd rather stick with actual battleground state polling data. Amimnoch Oct 2019 #38

Bernie hasn't been vetted and subjected to the gop smear machine.... Kahuna7 Oct 2019 #39

Put ME in the poll and I'd do better than Trump too... NurseJackie Oct 2019 #40