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jmg257

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37. Could be a LOT worse....he could have come in fourth with

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 07:33 PM

Feb 2020

almost half the number of votes.

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

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Assuming Sanders "wins" (not certain at all), let's look at it practically: [View all] George II Feb 2020 OP

FYI, the increasing creativity of attempts to dismiss or downplay Bernie's victory does nothing DanTex Feb 2020 #1

Lol. Right. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #8

Now that's a tough one to spin but I have faith that the Biden supporters will try really hard. jalan48 Feb 2020 #10

Looking at the betting markets which are very accurate at predicting the GE outcome Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #19

LOL. Whoever tweeted that has never been a trader or even been to math class. DanTex Feb 2020 #24

As I said this isn't an I gotcha moment. Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #27

Depressing. I've always thought BS could win the nomination but lose redstateblues Feb 2020 #25

Touting having the most round one caucus goers lapucelle Feb 2020 #28

Exactly. Bernie Math again. nt R B Garr Feb 2020 #39

Or... R B Garr Feb 2020 #38

"He won. But he did a lot of work to win." Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #2

Wow.. I remember that "25,000 volunteers" figure.. Cha Feb 2020 #3

Looking at it practically, Bernie did much better than Biden in our first primary. jalan48 Feb 2020 #4

The first primary won't be held until February 11. George II Feb 2020 #5

True, I should have said caucus to be technically correct. How about caucus then? How did Biden do? jalan48 Feb 2020 #7

And? HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #6

I think Bernie would rather be where he is than in Biden's place. jalan48 Feb 2020 #9

Just wait. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #22

And, caucusy Iowa Cha Feb 2020 #23

We shall see. jalan48 Feb 2020 #26

He's halfway to 1% of the delegates needed to win the nomination. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #20

Biden spent 9M on tv advertising in Iowa. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #17

Cost of TV advertising I understand. Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #40

People, salaries lodging travel meals. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #42

European political campaigning in no way costs Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #43

6 weeks vs 2 years. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #44

According to ABC, Sanders spent $10.8M in Iowa. Here's some more perspective... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #12

I've seen numbers in the news like $300 million total spent. George II Feb 2020 #15

Wow, that's about 5x ABC's figure. I'd be curious to see that documented. n/t thesquanderer Feb 2020 #18

I saw that $300M a few times earlier in the week. It's really hard to pin down the numbers though... George II Feb 2020 #21

What's killing me about this JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #13

The reports of Biden's demise are extremely exaggerated. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #14

Exactly. It looks like he'll get 3, maybe 4 less delegates than expected. George II Feb 2020 #16

I agree JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #45

That's great. Bernie was able to spend that kind of money becasue he had it, and the reason he had totodeinhere Feb 2020 #29

This Was From The End Of December Me. Feb 2020 #30

See the problem is he knows how to raise Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #32

Effectively? Me. Feb 2020 #33

A win is a win. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #36

A Win Isn't A Win Until It's A Win Me. Feb 2020 #41

I'm just worried he can't beat Trump. Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #31

Agree! Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #34

Wall Street has deep pockets and they will destroy Bernie njhoneybadger Feb 2020 #35

Bloomberg's offices in 6 key swing states JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #46

Could be a LOT worse....he could have come in fourth with jmg257 Feb 2020 #37