Democratic Primaries

tritsofme

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22. It's starting to feel like the Bizarro 2016 Republican primary.

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Mon Feb 10, 2020, 03:47 PM

Feb 2020

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

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So the "moderates" are gonna split their vote and hand the nomination to Sanders? [View all] Alhena Feb 2020 OP

Compromise. All Biden supporters get behind Klobuchar. Younger. Doesn't have the baggage. krissey Feb 2020 #1

Be careful what you wish for squirecam Feb 2020 #5

??? Why? I think Amy would be terrific. What is the downside? krissey Feb 2020 #9

Biden + Amy squirecam Feb 2020 #20

Well, I think if the Biden people generously step to Amy's camp, then Buttigieg and Bloomberg krissey Feb 2020 #24

I want Amy squirecam Feb 2020 #30

Of course it is not happening. Tongue in cheek. My point is, I am tired of being told to vote Biden krissey Feb 2020 #37

I agree on that squirecam Feb 2020 #39

I think Warren has a better chance she can move to the center somewhat and with a good VP Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #10

I think Warren would kick Trump's ass and I would love to see Warren in the WH. O.k. krissey Feb 2020 #12

She is my second choice...I support Biden you know...but I an not writing my second choice off...I Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #31

I agree that we have just started the primaries and really, so many undecided. NH is very soft. krissey Feb 2020 #40

Time will tell... Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #51

Yes, it will. krissey Feb 2020 #60

No. Cha Feb 2020 #75

O.k. So then we will just let the primary play out. krissey Feb 2020 #76

ONE caucus with problems has voted. squirecam Feb 2020 #2

We must wait at least until super Tuesday IMHO. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #4

Everyone is forgetting about Super Tuesday when 1/3 of the population could vote... TreasonousBastard Feb 2020 #83

I agree... I am a Biden supporter but we should all throw our vote behind Bloomberg if Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #3

If any of my top four fail, I am all behind Bloomberg, for sure. krissey Feb 2020 #6

Me too. Nt jaysunb Feb 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author sprinkleeninow Feb 2020 #26

I have two...and if Klobachar did better I could add her...so far it is Biden, Warren and Bloomberg Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #34

Not my order but close enough and all is good and right in the world, lol. krissey Feb 2020 #42

We have to win is all. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #50

Yes, as am I. Mike. sprinkleeninow Feb 2020 #36

Yep you are seeing the future Zeus69 Feb 2020 #7

We start voting next week in Tennessee. I was for Biden but switched lynintenn Feb 2020 #11

Good to hear that last part!! aeromanKC Feb 2020 #28

If Bernie arrives at the convention with 30% or less of the vote, I think that's when the moderates pnwmom Feb 2020 #13

If a back room deal determines our nominee then we are in big trouble. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #29

The most votes is irrelevant squirecam Feb 2020 #32

Whoever gets a plurality of votes should get the most delegates. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #44

The nomination is not determined by votes. squirecam Feb 2020 #80

We all know that delegates determine the nomination. What I am saying is that whoever gets totodeinhere Feb 2020 #85

Delegates have been determined by districts. squirecam Feb 2020 #87

If a self-identified "socialist" gets the nomination with only 30% of Dems, then we're in trouble. pnwmom Feb 2020 #46

The candidate most likely to bring us together according to whom? totodeinhere Feb 2020 #53

They won't be perceived as forcing a nominee on the voters as a whole, pnwmom Feb 2020 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Feb 2020 #65

Caucuses are like the old backrooms, and Bernie's never complained about his support in them before. pnwmom Feb 2020 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Feb 2020 #70

If we get to the convention with no one having the required delegates to get the nomination, it is still_one Feb 2020 #81

Before you panic... brooklynite Feb 2020 #14

There were TWO candidates in 2016 fallout87 Feb 2020 #21

How is that an answer? brooklynite Feb 2020 #33

His supporters are arguing that he should get the nomination even with a small plurality like 30%. pnwmom Feb 2020 #47

Agreed, but that presents a problem also. If no one has the required delegates to get the still_one Feb 2020 #82

I feel the same way Green Line Feb 2020 #15

There is no evidence of that at all. OliverQ Feb 2020 #18

History is all the evidence you need calguy Feb 2020 #61

Hell, just look at the 2018 midterms. Who won and who lost. It was the so-called "moderate" still_one Feb 2020 #86

Why do fallout87 Feb 2020 #19

Because the brand he's chosen of "socialist" will hurt other candidates down ticket, most of whom pnwmom Feb 2020 #48

I believe that your fears are unfounded. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #35

I think Bernie would be excellent as President jimfields33 Feb 2020 #16

Warren's decades of work before politics included a focus on income disparity blm Feb 2020 #45

She was rather quiet. 2016 she didn't chat these up at all jimfields33 Feb 2020 #63

That's not true, at all. She wrote books on it. Obama wasn't even a senator when he blm Feb 2020 #66

I would say without reservations Warren and Klobaucher are the most intelligent candidates among the still_one Feb 2020 #90

I agree, but I don't think that message is getting resonance. If Elizabeth is able to get third or still_one Feb 2020 #88

If Bernie gets more votes than anyone else fallout87 Feb 2020 #17

Bernie got more "votes" in Iowa. squirecam Feb 2020 #23

The candidate with the most votes should also be the candidate with the most delegates. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #38

No. That is not how it works. squirecam Feb 2020 #41

Of course DU skews very old. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #59

That is the way it is, and EVERYONE KNEW THE RULES still_one Feb 2020 #91

Caucuses have never worked that way, and Bernie wasn't complaining about that pnwmom Feb 2020 #49

Exactly. Also, the caucus is an extremely discriminatory system, and should be eliminated still_one Feb 2020 #92

The party behind the man who won the Presidency despite losing the popular vote... OilemFirchen Feb 2020 #54

Yes they will make it an issue. Trump and his minions know no shame. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #73

Exactly. still_one Feb 2020 #93

It's starting to feel like the Bizarro 2016 Republican primary. tritsofme Feb 2020 #22

Be patient, if you can. MineralMan Feb 2020 #25

Agree completely that the possibility of Sanders being our nominee seems like a slow motion wreck. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #27

Even if I agreed with Sander's approach, statistically he has a median survival of 3.1 years unitedwethrive Feb 2020 #67

When the primary comes to Florida radical noodle Feb 2020 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Feb 2020 #56

That's how Trump won. C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #52

Heh should have read your response first. Amimnoch Feb 2020 #62

If you want a preview on how this ends ... VMA131Marine Feb 2020 #57

Heh, or Bloomberg.. Amimnoch Feb 2020 #58

A difference to the Repub primaries is the Hav Feb 2020 #64

He has .55% of the delegates. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #69

Let's see what Super Tuesday does. Silver has been known to change his opinion as the circumstances still_one Feb 2020 #95

Which means that trump wins 45+ states and we have Speaker Kevin McCarthy Gothmog Feb 2020 #71

Yeah - when it's time for fight or flight, Dems do an awesome job in fleeing. I, for one,will fight Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #72

If that's the way it shakes out it is what it is. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #74

Analogous to what the republicans did still_one Feb 2020 #77

i see ppl, for whatever reason (s) can't imagine in their own mind sanders as the nominee. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author still_one Feb 2020 #94

I don't see a trainwreck, I see a healthy competition Ellen Forradalom Feb 2020 #79

Looks like we are once again on the precipice of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Zolorp Feb 2020 #84

Let's hope!!!! jimfields33 Feb 2020 #89