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Democratic Primaries

smoke107

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7. I don't think they wanted to spend the time, money and energy

Reply to denem (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 04:28 AM

Feb 2020

in a caucus state ......

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

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Rosy polls but few yard signs: How Joe Biden stumbled in Iowa [View all] denem Feb 2020 OP

I promise you it wasnt the yard signs Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #1

No it wasn't. denem Feb 2020 #2

Biden's "vote for somebody else", poking, and walking away from questions turns me off to him. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #22

It wasn't just the yard signs BlueWI Feb 2020 #36

Iowa is irrelevant to the bigger picture yet to come. democratisphere Feb 2020 #3

This!! Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #4

keep sayin it and saying it as much as you like denem Feb 2020 #5

The Iowa Caucus was a flop, then a total fail. democratisphere Feb 2020 #6

It's one state treestar Feb 2020 #20

It's one state and more important than mere polling results. bluewater Feb 2020 #25

there will still be 49 states and 7 territories left treestar Feb 2020 #28

So Joe will win NH? Or at least beat Pete in NH? bluewater Feb 2020 #29

so the first two still leave 48 to go treestar Feb 2020 #30

So Joe will win Nevada? Will he at least beat Pete in Nevada? bluewater Feb 2020 #31

There would still be 46 to go treestar Feb 2020 #34

Fair enough. bluewater Feb 2020 #35

Should I assume Those pushing this narrative agree with the discriminatory Iowa Caucus still_one Feb 2020 #10

Be certain. democratisphere Feb 2020 #12

I'll be glad when sUper Tuesday is over still_one Feb 2020 #14

I will be glad when the primaries are over and done with. democratisphere Feb 2020 #15

+++ still_one Feb 2020 #16

Nothing wrong with congratulations to a campaign BlueWI Feb 2020 #37

I don't think they wanted to spend the time, money and energy smoke107 Feb 2020 #7

Ask former presidents Paul and Sanders... wyldwolf Feb 2020 #8

Or Barak Obama about '08 denem Feb 2020 #17

Causation doesn't equal correlation wyldwolf Feb 2020 #18

Were / are Sanders and Paul cult candidates? Yes. denem Feb 2020 #19

Yes. Was Bradley? Was Dean? Was Obama? Not so much wyldwolf Feb 2020 #21

1992 was effectively uncontested. denem Feb 2020 #23

"1992 was effectively uncontested." wyldwolf Feb 2020 #24

I love Warren but I also like Mike katmondoo Feb 2020 #27

Ditto. denem Feb 2020 #33

Um... "Causation doesn't equal correlation" isn't that bass-ackward? bluewater Feb 2020 #32

This Watchfoxheadexplodes Feb 2020 #26

Great. IluvPitties Feb 2020 #9

The answer will come in primary states. Caucuses measure enthusiasm, and primaries measure turnout. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #11

People don't want go along get along Joe. brutus smith Feb 2020 #13

Status quo repairman is not a winning theme. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #38