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Democratic Primaries

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12. I was thinking of the general election ... is your question about choosing between two

Reply to RandySF (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 05:42 PM

Jan 2020

Democratic downballot primary candidates? And how that might impact the upcoming presidential general election.

Or vice versa, picking a dubious Democratic (or sort of Democratic) presidential candidate in the primary, and the effect on the whole slate in the upcoming general election? (I think I've figured out this is what you mean)

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

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DU Poll: Is impact on downballot Democrats a factor in choosing a presidential candidate? [View all] RandySF Jan 2020 OP

Campaigning for and supporting down-ticket Dems is also important. TwilightZone Jan 2020 #1

All of my contribution dollars will go to defeat Cory Gardner. CrispyQ Jan 2020 #2

Good call TwilightZone Jan 2020 #3

Downballot is one of my key considerations but not just in 2020 but 2022 also. judeling Jan 2020 #4

I think its vital... more so than the presidency. If we held both houses but had a pub prez Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #5

+1000 nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #6

Yes! Abso-freakin-lute-ly! nt Kahuna7 Jan 2020 #7

I've heard from House Members that they think. Sanders nomination will lose the House... brooklynite Jan 2020 #8

This can;t be stressed enough. RandySF Jan 2020 #15

The poll question makes no sense progree Jan 2020 #9

The wrong nominee can do a lot of damage to the entire ticket. RandySF Jan 2020 #11

I was thinking of the general election ... is your question about choosing between two progree Jan 2020 #12

I'm thinking of the impact a POTUS nominee can have RandySF Jan 2020 #14

Some candidates are more likely to help down-ticket Democrats than others. TwilightZone Jan 2020 #13

I said no, but it depends on what you mean Bradical79 Jan 2020 #10

Kicked for clarification. RandySF Jan 2020 #16

one candidate will little to nothing to help downballot ppl in a party he bad mouths nt msongs Jan 2020 #17

The POTUS has so much power, they are what makes/breaks the election. Steelrolled Jan 2020 #18

That's a complex calculus Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #19