Democratic Primaries

Scurrilous

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14. $63 million.

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 03:28 PM

Feb 2020

Pé Resists@4everNeverTrump

The Democratic candidates spent about $63 million in Iowa leading up to the caucuses.

170,000 people caucused.

That's $370 per caucus-goer.

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

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AT THIS HOUR - DELEGATE ESTIMATE [View all] Scurrilous Feb 2020 OP

But but the SURGE Watchfoxheadexplodes Feb 2020 #1

If Biden cannot beat an admitted socialist I_M_Blue_2 Feb 2020 #34

It's Iowa that is not Diverse and it has Caucuses.. Cha Feb 2020 #39

Good, Bloomberg can defeat Trump the others cannot I_M_Blue_2 Feb 2020 #42

That's your opinion. Cha Feb 2020 #45

Iowa Demographics (So very white.) NurseJackie Feb 2020 #47

Ikr.. and it's really weird to have Cha Feb 2020 #48

Along w/ NH - tiny white and oh so significant. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #50

It's not representative... but those that benefit never want to acknowledge it. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #52

Hmmmmmm Scurrilous Feb 2020 #43

Iowa has tilted left on their vote for a long, long time. Blue_true Feb 2020 #49

Over the weekend I was estimating the delegates: George II Feb 2020 #2

Wonder what the final delegate count will be? Cha Feb 2020 #40

Before Super Tuesday exactly 4% of delegates are up for grabs underpants Feb 2020 #3

Sanders has 6 more delegates than Biden? texasfiddler Feb 2020 #4

Time to eject. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #5

HE'S DOOMED, I TELLS YA! DOOOOOOOOMED! LongtimeAZDem Feb 2020 #9

hE sHoUlD dRoP oUt ImMeDiAtElY!!!! George II Feb 2020 #19

LOL R B Garr Feb 2020 #29

... Scurrilous Feb 2020 #46

I see what you did there! Pololv Feb 2020 #53

Love that Pete stole Bernie's thunder. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #6

Me too. Bernie worked hard to get these first three. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #12

That sounds like rigging the system. R B Garr Feb 2020 #28

Yes he rigged two out of three. The other favored him heavily. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #37

Also sounds like a thumb on the scale. betsuni Feb 2020 #35

Not the first time. Self serving. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #38

Though I get the obsession with the first steps of a marathon... LanternWaste Feb 2020 #7

Nice. Really nice. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #13

"Too many impatient hipsters" bluewater Feb 2020 #16

Buttigieg won in a race Sanders should have taken in a landslide. That is the good news in this. krissey Feb 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author bluewater Feb 2020 #22

Absolutely HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #32

Way to go, Liz! jayschool2013 Feb 2020 #10

Nice post! +++ still_one Feb 2020 #51

Right? It's less than 1% of the total! And these dopes spend MILLIONS on it. Squinch Feb 2020 #11

$63 million. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #14

Wow. lol. That is a lot of $27s. And then I am hearing he was going to use his win to krissey Feb 2020 #27

Exactly what I've been saying for a couple of weeks. MineralMan Feb 2020 #15

The reason Iowa is not irrelevant is well described here... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #17

Iowa will be forgotten on March 3. Completely. MineralMan Feb 2020 #20

Yes it will be forgotten on March 3. It's still relevant for reasons described at the link. n/t thesquanderer Feb 2020 #21

Nope. Sorry. MineralMan Feb 2020 #23

People do tend to believe numbers that support their candidates and dispute ones that don't. n/t thesquanderer Feb 2020 #33

You were right MineralMan Scurrilous Feb 2020 #18

I don't get it. William769 Feb 2020 #24

Hi, William! murielm99 Feb 2020 #25

You too! William769 Feb 2020 #26

Biden seems worked up about it... brooklynite Feb 2020 #30

Read the comments for the NPR tweet; good illustration of a particular demographic LongtimeAZDem Feb 2020 #31

Yep. Bears this out (found on wiki article about civics education) Scurrilous Feb 2020 #41

I have a feeling Pete is gonna fall behind at 100% Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #36

because - IOWA! Retrograde Feb 2020 #44

Punxsutawney Phil!! LOL Scurrilous Feb 2020 #55

There are those who are clapping reaaaalllllyyyy hard tho... ehrnst Feb 2020 #54