Democratic Primaries

emmaverybo

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31. Not expected to do well in small, white, homogeneous progressive-friendly state, but predicted to

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:45 PM

Feb 2020

get some big wins in swing a and Southern states. Still predicted that Biden will take many more states than Sanders and triumph in delegate numbers. Biden has wider appeal across the nation, AA support Sanders will never have (has not earned it), and his polling in swing and Southern states still shows him way ahead.

Biden also still leads nationally. We have had one state vote so far. No one has yet lost the nomination or sealed it. Bernie needed the win more than Biden. Should have been a natural at winning Iowa, especially at pulling ahead of a mayor who until recently did not have a national profile

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

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Scenes from Bernie's dispirited would-be victory party [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2020 OP

KR! Cha Feb 2020 #1

I think it is more telling the postures and body language of people in the background. krissey Feb 2020 #2

Absolutely Cha Feb 2020 #5

Two days in on DU and a body expert as well ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #15

That is not very nice, ChubbyStar. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #30

Wow!!! dware Feb 2020 #43

Sorry Danny ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #44

Well then, why even mention the persons length of membership? dware Feb 2020 #46

Good question Cha Feb 2020 #48

Mystery huh? ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #53

Not willing to answer the ? dware Feb 2020 #54

Why because I am afraid, intimidated, crouching waiting for an answer to come? ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #55

LOL. dware Feb 2020 #57

lol. Made me laugh. krissey Feb 2020 #59

Yeah, his/her response was a tad bit dware Feb 2020 #63

"2 days" 18 years.. same conclusion. Cha Feb 2020 #110

Welcome To DU Me. Feb 2020 #28

Thanks, Me. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #32

Well said Me..; dware Feb 2020 #45

Glad you came back to DU after life intervened Cha Feb 2020 #49

Thank you Cha. dware Feb 2020 #51

:) Me. Feb 2020 #61

I took a nap and had some food. krissey Feb 2020 #60

... Me. Feb 2020 #62

Mahalo, Me.. Cha Feb 2020 #98

Aloha Hoa Me. Feb 2020 #99

You are correct. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #34

You mean the ones that look like they are doing work? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #35

I think she meant what she actually posted. Cha Feb 2020 #64

Welcome to DU Gothmog Feb 2020 #103

bernie lays an egg in Iowa lol nt msongs Feb 2020 #3

Biden lays an egg in Iowa. Fixed it for you. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #36

I agree, Biden laid an egg, not Bernie. Love-All Feb 2020 #65

Pete Won Iowa. Cha Feb 2020 #108

No.. sorry, you didn't "fix" anything. Cha Feb 2020 #70

It is laying an egg because Bernie was touted to win overwhelmingly. nt TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #71

Exactly.. and it was under Cha Feb 2020 #109

Considering the all-out effort his campaign put into Iowa, that's "laying an egg". Remember.... George II Feb 2020 #97

No one is reporting a tie. Buttegeig is ahead. lapucelle Feb 2020 #100

Buttegeig was just declared the winner. lapucelle Feb 2020 #101

Thanks Holly and father Joe. saidsimplesimon Feb 2020 #4

Well, the results are what the results are. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #6

That Was Then, This is Now McKim Feb 2020 #7

He needed a landslide. He knows it. His people knows it. He thought he had it. krissey Feb 2020 #8

LOL! ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #16

Put a bit of a dent in that aura of inevitability that so many of his ehrnst Feb 2020 #20

I think so. By Sanders face, I think he thinks so, too. krissey Feb 2020 #21

You're talking about Biden, right? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #38

Gut punch for Biden. Pretty sure Sanders is not happy. He fell well under expectation. krissey Feb 2020 #58

No.. Biden wasn't the "annointed one" as you keep Cha Feb 2020 #66

Biden has votes in Iowa, they just aren't going to sit in a caucus all day. krissey Feb 2020 #76

You're right.. I didn't add my ususal.. and it's a "Caucus" state Cha Feb 2020 #77

What poll showed Biden winning in Iowa? Every poll helpisontheway Feb 2020 #72

How come he looks so glum? emmaverybo Feb 2020 #80

he already has won the popular vote just not the delegates for sure questionseverything Feb 2020 #87

Did you read the OP? ehrnst Feb 2020 #88

Bernie failed miserably in taking the commanding and suRgIng victory as projected LanternWaste Feb 2020 #90

They had planned it by packing caucuses with college students NYMinute Feb 2020 #81

Right. This was Sanders day. Until it wasn't. krissey Feb 2020 #83

Also energetic enough to wear down other delegates. Flexible schedules, ehrnst Feb 2020 #89

For this thread Gothmog Feb 2020 #9

Mahalo! Cha Feb 2020 #11

Hey Cha Gothmog Feb 2020 #37

lol.. looks like you've upset Cha Feb 2020 #42

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #39

& Retweeted! Cha Feb 2020 #52

KICK! Cha Feb 2020 #10

If the Bernie camp is dispirited then think of what Biden must be feeling. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #12

This has just got to be a complete disappointment, I know. ehrnst Feb 2020 #14

Fuck YES! ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #17

Biden's fourth place finish LV487 Feb 2020 #18

Not to me.. it's non diverse Iowa with caucuses Cha Feb 2020 #24

Of course Biden didn't win non diverse caucus Iowa.. Cha Feb 2020 #23

I'm happy for Pete, too, but I remember Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #40

You should know Iowa is Not Biden's Demographic.. So Cha Feb 2020 #67

Not expected to do well in small, white, homogeneous progressive-friendly state, but predicted to emmaverybo Feb 2020 #31

Biden doesn't need IA or NH - tiny non-diverse irrelevant states NYMinute Feb 2020 #82

And that's why he has spent so much time and money campaigning in those totodeinhere Feb 2020 #93

A picture is worth 1000 words, isn't it? ehrnst Feb 2020 #13

omg Cha Feb 2020 #25

This makes me smile Gothmog Feb 2020 #19

Excellent point. Cha Feb 2020 #104

So... Is he angry? Is Jane angry? (Hard to tell.) NurseJackie Feb 2020 #22

Remembering that story about him and those restaurant staff ehrnst Feb 2020 #26

Tell Me This Me. Feb 2020 #29

He looks like he always does to me n/t radical noodle Feb 2020 #56

No that is not the angry face that he has 95% of the time. He looks disappointed.nt helpisontheway Feb 2020 #74

I'm waiting for South Carolina calguy Feb 2020 #27

South Carolina. That state that Dems will NEVER win in the general. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #41

Are you saying that Democrats in South Carolina should have no say in who our nominee should be? calguy Feb 2020 #50

Turns out it is Important who POC Want for our Cha Feb 2020 #69

I recall comments about the South not being important in other elections. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #73

Gracias, TexasT.. Well said! Cha Feb 2020 #79

Same here Gothmog Feb 2020 #85

From what I have seen, the Democrat May be able to defeat Graham Gothmog Feb 2020 #84

Yes, South Carolina where they are Much more Diverse Cha Feb 2020 #47

Defeat writ large. He needed to win. Only going to get more challenging after NH. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #33

Why is Sanders always so mean and angry looking? katmondoo Feb 2020 #68

Always...Grumpy old man. Nt helpisontheway Feb 2020 #75

Well, he recently told the NYT staff "he doesn't do pleasantries" ehrnst Feb 2020 #91

smh Cha Feb 2020 #94

CART before HORSE is typical HERE. democratisphere Feb 2020 #78

K&R betsuni Feb 2020 #86

Well, this didn't age well. cwydro Feb 2020 #92

I doubt that Bernie is holding a victory party based on these results. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #96

K&R murielm99 Feb 2020 #95

Isn't that Bernie's normal facial expression? MontanaMama Feb 2020 #102

Tee-hee! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2020 #105

SNL had fun with sanders and his nasty supporters Gothmog Feb 2020 #106

Yeah they did.. Cha Feb 2020 #107