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In reply to the discussion: 538: Biden has a 35% chance of winning the Democratic nomination. [View all]InAbLuEsTaTe
(25,518 posts)7. I agree, as you say, Joe's grasp on the lead is tenuous... Hillary could jump in the race tomorrow
and immediately steal the lead from Joe. And, if Bernie and Elizabeth team up, along with their supporters, that team would be formidable and would also take the lead away from Joe the next day. Watch for it, cuz it's comin'!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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I agree, as you say, Joe's grasp on the lead is tenuous... Hillary could jump in the race tomorrow
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#7
10% to 35%...I'll take it. Warren is less than that because she may lose Iowa.
Demsrule86
Jan 2020
#12
I wasnt suggestin Hillary WOULD jump in the race. Just that IF she did, she'd be the frontrunner...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#70
No she wouldn't.Hillary supporters never thought Hillary should run again after 2016
Demsrule86
Jan 2020
#73
"Hillary supporters never thought Hillary should run again"? That's an interesting statement...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#90
That nonsense...in fact you and I discussed it at length...and we both came to the conclusion that
Demsrule86
Jan 2020
#92
Nonsense?! Show me where I EVER said Bernie should NOT run in 2020. That's completely untrue!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#94
Thats certainly not an overwhelming vote of confidence for a former VP whos sposedly the frontrunner
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#6
Looks like he is way ahead of your guy who has been running for four years
redstateblues
Jan 2020
#8
He IS the frontrunner. Nothing supposed about it. Other than that, define "overwhelming".
beastie boy
Jan 2020
#9
You seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of the term "front-runner"
TwilightZone
Jan 2020
#24
Well, if math is your friend, Biden has tanked & had to exit early in every primary he's run in...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#72
Real headline here: Biden's chances of winning nomination 3-1/2 times greater than Warren, Sanders
highplainsdem
Jan 2020
#28
Or maybe "the rest of the Democratic field combined has a larger chance of winning than Biden "
crazytown
Jan 2020
#30
I understand that none of his rivals are close to having as good a chance as Biden.
highplainsdem
Jan 2020
#41
Since all the other candidates do much worse than Biden, how is that good news for anyone who
highplainsdem
Jan 2020
#48
I understand probability theory pretty well and the point you are making is not correct.
Demsrule86
Jan 2020
#85
If it was a team sport, but it isn't. Both sanders and warren have 10 to 12 % chance individually.
Demsrule86
Jan 2020
#75
538 gave Clinton a 71% chance of winning the day before the election,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2020
#33
Maybe they didn't take into account that the Russians would intervene to help Trump win.
totodeinhere
Jan 2020
#45
I thought Hillary was given a much higher chance of winning than that...perhaps I'm misremembering.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#91
Instead of obsessing over who is ahead and who has the best chance why can't we
totodeinhere
Jan 2020
#50
And theyre more likely to vote for Bernie or Elizabeth, not Joe. Why we need a progressive candidate
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#61
60% of average Americans, 28 yrs or older,disagree with your statement about the use of statistics!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#77
The last 2 primary elections Joe lost in 1988/2008 are a good indication of how 2020 will end
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#78