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bluewater

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5. "What is undeniable is there's going to be one standard-bearer for each wing of the party"
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 04:00 PM
Feb 2020

I believe that might be right, and the primaries could collapse down to a 2 person race.

But Bloomberg's entry into the race complicates and possibly stops that process.

If Bloomberg garners significant delegates that mean neither Biden nor Buttigieg would single-handedly own the moderate wing. Even if he doesn't win himself, he might stop either Joe or Pete from gaining enough momentum to consolidate leadership of the moderate wing,

And the longer the race stays one among multiple candidates, the longer Warren can hang in and divide the progressive wing with Sanders.

Time will tell.

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

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whow. That is a lot of mulla. riversedge Feb 2020 #1
A lot of WASTED mulla!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #30
How much did Bernie spend for each delegate he won in Iowa. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #34
He is 6 delegates behind Bernie texasfiddler Feb 2020 #2
You're smart enough to know the answer... brooklynite Feb 2020 #6
Well his fundraising from me isn't going to "dry up". WheelWalker Feb 2020 #14
+1,000,000 oasis Feb 2020 #22
Joe's fundraising from me dried up the day he announced!! Though I'd contribute to Joe InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #32
I didn't contribute to every candidate either. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #35
Only one small state has voted and the results aren't even 100% reported, and you're saying... George II Feb 2020 #38
😄😄😄😄😄 BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #8
well according to this he is very concerned LeftTurn3623 Feb 2020 #13
I wonder how much Justice Democrats and National Nurses United are spending? George II Feb 2020 #3
I wonder how much of it is being spent in the betting markets. nt TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #36
People such as myself who supported Biden when he first entered the race I_M_Blue_2 Feb 2020 #4
Ironically, that was Biden's theme consistently well before Bloomberg. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #28
Well, Bloomberg certainly has a much better chance of beating tRumpy The Clown than Joe... InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #33
"What is undeniable is there's going to be one standard-bearer for each wing of the party" bluewater Feb 2020 #5
Wow. I guess NH is the do or die moment for Joe. redqueen Feb 2020 #7
Losing to Pete in NH would really damage Biden. bluewater Feb 2020 #9
Not true. He is ahead in a majority of the remaining states redstateblues Feb 2020 #10
Early polls become ephemeral once actual voting starts. bluewater Feb 2020 #11
LOL so defensive. Almost a BILLION dollars on ONE state is huge. redqueen Feb 2020 #12
LOL BILLION R B Garr Feb 2020 #15
Oh shit! redqueen Feb 2020 #16
lol, I figured it was just a typo or something, R B Garr Feb 2020 #17
Ha I'm just relieved I was wrong! redqueen Feb 2020 #18
Yeah, that's Bloomberg level, lol, so you never know R B Garr Feb 2020 #19
Is this Carl Sagan's evaluation still_one Feb 2020 #26
Billions and billions! I used to love watching him. nt R B Garr Feb 2020 #31
same here still_one Feb 2020 #39
No. Why should it be? He does not need every state to win the nomination. We have many delegate-rich emmaverybo Feb 2020 #29
I doubt that. nt TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #37
Well, it sure as hell couldn't hurt. I'm still rooting for Uncle Joe's comeback. Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #20
He is ahead by the largest margin in the swing states. They are all that matter. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #21
Yep. I'm here in AZ and Biden has the best shot at beating agent orange Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #23
He is siphoning off votes dammit and Amy's strong showing did the same damn thing. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #24
You mean Bloomberg is siphoning off Biden's votes? I agree. They are appealing to the same Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #25
Also as a poker player . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #27
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