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Democratic Primaries

Quixote1818

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25. 2008 was a very exciting year. A woman and a black fellow. Historic time. nt

Reply to LonePirate (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 06:13 PM

Feb 2020

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

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2020 Iowa turnout might meet low turnout of 2016. Bad omen for November. [View all] LonePirate Feb 2020 OP

It is not . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #1

I had thought large turnout would be the big news of the night regardless of who won 😟 lunasun Feb 2020 #2

so much for bringing out new voters....... getagrip_already Feb 2020 #3

They completely matter. former9thward Feb 2020 #27

I would think beating Sanders or Warren would have been a slam dunk then TheRealNorth Feb 2020 #28

Undecided voters who are "anything but trump" ecstatic Feb 2020 #4

That would be me. Mz Pip Feb 2020 #18

There were years with much lower turnout, and youth turnout was way up Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #5

Bullshit... Caucuses do not in any way equate to voter turnout in a classic election. hlthe2b Feb 2020 #6

No, but high turnout shows excitement democrattotheend Feb 2020 #7

Very clear that you did not read/comprehend my post at all. hlthe2b Feb 2020 #9

I did democrattotheend Feb 2020 #10

Again. You are equating election turnout with caucus turnout. NO caucus has ever produced hlthe2b Feb 2020 #11

What are you talking about? Kentonio Feb 2020 #15

For you to understand a discussion between two posters & interject-- you need to read the subthread. hlthe2b Feb 2020 #16

I read all of your frankly quite rude and patronizing replies Kentonio Feb 2020 #17

You were not part of the discussion and rudely interject without attempting to catch up. hlthe2b Feb 2020 #19

Thank you democrattotheend Feb 2020 #30

You're really comparing this to '08? D_Master81 Feb 2020 #21

2008 was exceptional. 60% were first time caucus goers. denem Feb 2020 #8

WA is a caucus state MFM008 Feb 2020 #12

Good news: WA switched to primaries n/t mathematic Feb 2020 #13

we did? MFM008 Feb 2020 #23

And less people will probably show up at the other caucuses because of this fiasco in Iowa. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #14

It's a low turnout because Caucuses suck scheming daemons Feb 2020 #20

turnout has been bigger in the past, but does it matter that much in a primary? especially a caucus? renate Feb 2020 #22

Bullshit. It's not an omen for anything. octoberlib Feb 2020 #24

2008 was a very exciting year. A woman and a black fellow. Historic time. nt Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #25

News said a lot of folks were waiting outside for hours to caucus Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #26

What happened to the sanders voter revolution? Gothmog Feb 2020 #29

It's a caucus Wrz Feb 2020 #31

FactCheck Posts--- Sanders Spins Young Voter Turnout in Iowa Gothmog Feb 2020 #32

posts about omens go in the Religion/Spirituality forum n/t KayF Feb 2020 #33