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George II

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20. No. Why is Biden being written off already because he didn't win in Iowa? Everyone admits....

Reply to zipplewrath (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 09:02 PM

Feb 2020

....that Iowa isn't representative of the US. Their largest city has barely 200,000 people - Des Moines is the 101st largest in the country, and the state is 90+ % white. When all is said and done, even if Biden does finish 4th, he'll be no more than about five or six delegates behind the leader.

New Hampshire is even worse - half the population of Iowa, even whiter, and their largest city, Manchester, has only 130,000 people, and is next door to the home state of both Sanders and Warren. Things may change, but Biden is still in second place and Sanders has only one-quarter of the voters in the polls.

No, Biden isn't finished, he's just getting started. By midnight on Super Tuesday he'll have opened a decent lead and will widen it even further a week later.

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

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So is Bloomberg the Biden alternate [View all] zipplewrath Feb 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #1

I'm an Obama supporter Dem4Life1102 Feb 2020 #2

A Russian asset before Bloomberg. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #18

Yes Dem4Life1102 Feb 2020 #19

Sorry about my snark, it was uncalled for. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #43

Well i'm an Obama supporter and I'd vote for Bloomberg over Gabbard. dem4decades Feb 2020 #33

Why zipplewrath Feb 2020 #49

lulz obamanut2012 Feb 2020 #58

Yawn. Someone already did this. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #3

Have you tried - 'It's not a good look?" Scurrilous Feb 2020 #4

lol Cha Feb 2020 #6

Trying to be helpful with subject matter. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #11

.. Cha Feb 2020 #17

No way will I count Biden out at this early in the process calguy Feb 2020 #5

Considering this whole clusterfuck is over how to divide 2.5789473684211% of the delegates, yes. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #15

Ha...clever quip! Funny too. RestoreAmerica2020 Feb 2020 #45

Thanks. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #46

Well said! Cha Feb 2020 #50

K&R onetexan Feb 2020 #55

How old were you in 1988? Yurovsky Feb 2020 #25

28 zipplewrath Feb 2020 #29

Mayor Pete is running hard... Yurovsky Feb 2020 #36

The whole bias that media and Dems put on themselves: "Is anything less than perfect ever enough?" ancianita Feb 2020 #38

Bernie is Mr. Excitement. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #47

Here's the other variant: it's good too. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #7

Joe, Amy, Pete, Liz, Mike... LuvLoogie Feb 2020 #8

Sure. CentralMass Feb 2020 #12

when did obama/biden endorse and implement stop and frisk. I missed that one nt msongs Feb 2020 #9

Yeah, I meant to include that one too zipplewrath Feb 2020 #14

If Joe implodes, I'm looking at Warren and Bloomberg RandySF Feb 2020 #10

Klobuchar or Buttigieg CousinIT Feb 2020 #13

Have you tried Biden secretly a Bosnian? Scurrilous Feb 2020 #16

No. Why is Biden being written off already because he didn't win in Iowa? Everyone admits.... George II Feb 2020 #20

Not so much written off zipplewrath Feb 2020 #24

He most likely will come out of NH behind by only about 10 delegates, roughly what his lead is in SC George II Feb 2020 #28

Most News Sources are reporting RazBerryBeret Feb 2020 #30

From what I know of Obama supporters, he's not at all who they'd support. ancianita Feb 2020 #21

Policy wise zipplewrath Feb 2020 #23

Can't agree. ancianita Feb 2020 #31

But it's where Obama claimed to sit zipplewrath Feb 2020 #37

Doesn't follow that Obama would endorse him. Obama endorses Biden. ancianita Feb 2020 #40

Well not yet zipplewrath Feb 2020 #41

Biden's in it to the end. With more primary wins,money, endorsements to get to the convention. ancianita Feb 2020 #44

If this was Twitter people would be tweeting 'ratioed' at you now. That place is mean. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #22

Uh, okay zipplewrath Feb 2020 #26

Bloomberg: "To reduce the deficit we must cut entitlements" ancianita Feb 2020 #27

Our Romney zipplewrath Feb 2020 #32

So you've just answered your own question in the OP. Obama and Biden would answer "No." ancianita Feb 2020 #34

I suspect you're correct zipplewrath Feb 2020 #39

Thank you for that unvarnished assessment. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #56

Caucuses discriminate against the disabled, the elderly, and parents of you children. 33taw Feb 2020 #35

No. Biden is the Biden alternate. apcalc Feb 2020 #42

Bloomberg or Buttigieg Renew Deal Feb 2020 #48

64 oz soda is a straw man jcgoldie Feb 2020 #51

Some may want to overlook the racism and misogyny, but many will not. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #52

Looks more like it will be Buttigieg. wnylib Feb 2020 #53

I guess, but he shouldn't be. musicblind Feb 2020 #54

Agree. In governing AND personnel choices for THIS hollowed out government, we need expertise back ancianita Feb 2020 #57