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Showing Original Post only (View all)I'm confident that Biden, Bloomberg, Buttegieg and Warren will work out a deal to have a nominee... [View all]
...before we get to the Convention, if there isn't a clear winner. I am not confident that Sanders will do likewise.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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I'm confident that Biden, Bloomberg, Buttegieg and Warren will work out a deal to have a nominee... [View all]
brooklynite
Jan 2020
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Suspect Bloomberg's long strategy is to really go for it - only if JB gets undercut enough.
empedocles
Jan 2020
#1
Sanders will do whatever he can to scuttle the party if it isn't him. We've already seen that movie.
brush
Jan 2020
#2
No, most Democrats go all in for the notion of having a Democrat win the election
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#9
Again, no. This is not a national referendum; it is a political party choosing the best candidate
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#11
Candidates bow out and throw their support to others all the time. Is this your first election?
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#14
Sure it is; there's nothing in the rules that prevent them from doing preciely that, and
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#16
Nothing can "fix" it if Sanders is determined to disrupt the process; however, a deal like the OP
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#19
Again... you keep confusing "the process" with this new "how do we avoid Sanders?" 'process'
FBaggins
Jan 2020
#22
Stunning extremes BS supporters go to trying to counter the spoiler perception and cast
emmaverybo
Jan 2020
#28
I'm not interested in violating the "Don't keep fighting the last primary" rule
FBaggins
Jan 2020
#21
ANY "deal" will have to respect the candidate with the plurality of delegates
bluewater
Jan 2020
#24
As Brooklynite said, Sanders having the most delegates is not the scanrio in question
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#32
Bloomberg, Buttegieg and Warren will be facing the problem of the delegate threshold.
Aaron Pereira
Jan 2020
#31
Superdelegates are there to represent the party. Democrats understand that.
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#36