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dsc

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16. I think that was a bad decision

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 02:09 PM

Jan 2020

but I doubt it hurt either one (though to be fair Booker had nailed down some endorsements so he might have been hurt some) but honestly Biden is the one who is doing the best with them.

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

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I wish we weren't burning through the candidates of color quite so quickly [View all] Recursion Jan 2020 OP

Three hundred and six people filed as Democratic Presidential candidates, so there are probably more LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #1

The party seems to think only an old white guy can defeat the current old white guy. LonePirate Jan 2020 #2

Nonsense. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #7

How many polls lately have been led by someone other than an old white guy? LonePirate Jan 2020 #10

Why are you doubling down? Accusing the Democratic Party of racism is toxic. Stop. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #23

It is the voters not the party dsc Jan 2020 #40

+10x bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #22

The party and the voting population are made up of people who live in a white supremacy. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #41

Yes, but our candidate can partially remedy this with her/his VP pick. brush Jan 2020 #3

That's my hope at this point. n/t Mister Ed Jan 2020 #6

The voters, including those of color, are in poll after poll rejecting them dsc Jan 2020 #4

I have a feeling there weren't a whole lot of POC represented in the Iowa and NH poll numbers StarfishSaver Jan 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #9

SC is 60% AA for our primary dsc Jan 2020 #12

The excuse-making is sad StarfishSaver Jan 2020 #14

You're not making any cogent arguments, and you're heading towards outright insults LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #17

again what would you have the party do? dsc Jan 2020 #18

I only see excuses being made for certain failed candidates. tritsofme Jan 2020 #19

How many POC do you think there are in Iowa or New Hapshire? AncientGeezer Jan 2020 #43

The party muzzled the superdelegates Recursion Jan 2020 #11

Yep; had to appease the "revolutionaries" LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #13

I think that was a bad decision dsc Jan 2020 #16

iowa and NH being 95% white is the problem. Polls from those states... brush Jan 2020 #15

If Biden did not have such strong AA support it would be a different game The Mouth Jan 2020 #35

Thank Iowa and NH for that...nt SidDithers Jan 2020 #5

Iowa and NH are not the reason judeling Jan 2020 #20

I don't think such a criteria should be used to judge our candidates bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #21

I mean, no: colorblind is not good enough. That's the whole point Recursion Jan 2020 #24

Again, you're applying a filter bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #32

We have to do something about which states are first. redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #25

That I agree with, and actually Bloomberg came out today and said as much still_one Jan 2020 #29

I blame the media for not noticing how voting has changed Retrograde Jan 2020 #34

Iowa was won by Trump by several points but has usually been Dem. NH almost voted for Trump. ArtTownsend Jan 2020 #39

What is happening is normal. secondwind Jan 2020 #26

What is happening is normal. secondwind Jan 2020 #27

It is what the polls and the funding support. The only thing that should perhaps change is still_one Jan 2020 #28

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #30

Are we supposed to artificially prop them up? BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2020 #31

+1. ArtTownsend Jan 2020 #38

April to January is "quickly". Got it. brooklynite Jan 2020 #33

Even though I knew some of my favorite candidates would drop out Mike 03 Jan 2020 #36

Biden is supported by black voters, Sanders is supported by Latinos. It doesn't matter. ArtTownsend Jan 2020 #37

Self fulfilling prophecy Buzz cook Jan 2020 #42