Democratic Primaries

redstatebluegirl

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25. We have to do something about which states are first.

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 02:33 PM

Jan 2020

So much money and time are wasted on Iowa and New Hampshire, both of which are very very white. Maybe we need 6 states in that first wave to give minority candidates a better chance.

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