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Democratic Primaries

Scurrilous

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16. They do it because they can, a public flexing of what they can do.

Reply to Mike Nelson (Reply #15)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 09:25 AM

Feb 2020

Goes over big in meetings with ad execs who admire and value that sort of thing.

Trump vs Bernie would be ratings gold for them. The stuff of fables. Raging capitalistic monstrosity slaying the socialist peter pan promisebot, laying waste to his youthful crusade and cruelly crushing its every aspiration.

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

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Wondering why all the polls were wrong about the Iowa Caucus winner. [View all] sagesnow Feb 2020 OP

Hmm.. Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #1

The cancelled DMR poll had Buttigieg in third Loki Liesmith Feb 2020 #2

glad the DM register kept its credibility. riversedge Feb 2020 #4

Thank you for... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #7

That 'top tier' poll was the one that gave Bernie his first lead in a previous iteration (Jan 10). Scurrilous Feb 2020 #12

Now, that I agree with... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #15

They do it because they can, a public flexing of what they can do. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #16

I'm sure you know, after 37,707 posts, that calling Iowa caucus voters fucking fuckers, MasonDreams Feb 2020 #25

And the caucus was indeed up for grabs Recursion Feb 2020 #3

Caucuses generally represent party activists, well organized groups, apcalc Feb 2020 #5

Do we have the results yet? Last I saw with 96% in Pete's lead was only 0.1%. MasonDreams Feb 2020 #6

A dowser will be reporting shortly ... Donkees Feb 2020 #14

Because it is incredibly difficult to poll caucuses bottomofthehill Feb 2020 #8

Exactly. Anyone who had ever participated in a caucus would realize what folly it is poll on them hlthe2b Feb 2020 #10

They weren't FBaggins Feb 2020 #9

+1 Laelth Feb 2020 #32

This is one reason why BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #11

At this point in time I don't blame her . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #28

That makes more sense. eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #33

It's extremely difficult to poll a caucus, much harder than a normal election. bearsfootball516 Feb 2020 #13

Sanders got the most votes mgcgulfcoast Feb 2020 #17

Do you mean he won the popular vote but lost the Caucus? sagesnow Feb 2020 #18

He lost by millions -- hardly getting "screwed" over. nt R B Garr Feb 2020 #19

I think he's referring to Iowa, which was also controversial in 2016. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #20

re: "Don't remember any poll showing Buttigieg winning. " thesquanderer Feb 2020 #21

Because polls measure individual people, and caucuses measure sentiment across a group that is WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #22

Bernie was supposed to win big. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #23

polls don't do well with caucuses ibegurpard Feb 2020 #24

Deja vu all over again. Suspect serious foreign and RW interference. Hortensis Feb 2020 #26

There's a paper trail... JudyM Feb 2020 #29

Pete overperformed Biden underperformed and Bernie did not break away from others to win lunasun Feb 2020 #27

The polls were right Tweedy Feb 2020 #30

Unless a candidate has a very sizable lead, caucus polling is flawed. Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #31