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Democratic Primaries

still_one

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4. I am skeptical of national polls because states and the electoral college determine the winner

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 08:50 AM

Jan 2020

Because of that process I think it is critical that when choosing our nominee we have to consider which nominee has the best chance of getting most electoral college votes. In my view that means we need a candidate who can be competitive in critical purple states, and perhaps even one or two red states.

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

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