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Democratic Primaries

Celerity

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4. well, another (way longer) record likely can be broken

Reply to Tiggeroshii (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 12:37 AM

Nov 2019

In the 192 year history of the party, there has never been a Democrat who ran and won the POTUS who had run in the primaries before and lost.

Also

If Sen. Harris wins NOW, in 2020, she will be the OLDEST first time sworn-in Democratic POTUS since Harry Truman.

Before Truman, the next Dem older-than-Harris new first time POTUS elect was James Buchanan, the POTUS right before Lincoln.

The only other Democrat in history older when first elected was the very first Dem POTUS ever, Andrew Jackson elected in 1828.

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

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Buttigieg is really making an impact tho... Tiggeroshii Nov 2019 #1

A big impact in two small, very unrepresentative states. highplainsdem Nov 2019 #2

Can you direct me to a candidate Tiggeroshii Nov 2019 #3

well, another (way longer) record likely can be broken Celerity Nov 2019 #4

Post deleted Tiggeroshii Nov 2019 #5