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Democratic Primaries

sweetloukillbot

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37. Math

Reply to Autumn (Reply #31)

Tue Feb 11, 2020, 09:46 PM

Feb 2020

The amount of candidates doesn't matter -the amount of voters do.
If the turnout is similar (and it appears to be) he's getting half the votes. So either that other half were merely voting for him as "Not Hillary" and weren't supporters to begin with or he's lost support.

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

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Sanders underperforming. [View all] Horizens Feb 2020 OP

You realize this isnt only his backyard, right? Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #1

And the combination of Sanders and Warren TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #35

I'm impressed with Klobuchar... Rollo Feb 2020 #2

Yeah that was weird ibegurpard Feb 2020 #4

Nobody's nastier than Trump. IluvPitties Feb 2020 #8

Nobody would have said a damn thing about Klobuchar's treatment of staff NewJeffCT Feb 2020 #22

Right. krissey Feb 2020 #25

Had she were a man the story would admire a demanding boss question everything Feb 2020 #26

He was never going to get back to 60%, lots of competition Agschmid Feb 2020 #3

But that says that half of his support was "Not Hillary" sweetloukillbot Feb 2020 #5

Exactly. Yavin4 Feb 2020 #7

Agree Horizens Feb 2020 #14

Trump has a movement which is why Republicans fall in line. Yavin4 Feb 2020 #17

A five way race vs a two way race. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #6

Bernie had a stronger name recognition, from a neighboring state, a four year organization, spent Yavin4 Feb 2020 #12

I don't know, I think he'll take it. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #16

If folks were on board he'd be running away with it. Instead the pragmatics are clobbering him. UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #15

Go ahead. I'm more of an Amy person myself. But I like Bernie, I voted BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #19

I'm not shitting on anything...just pointing out the obvious. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #24

Buttigieg first and Klobucher second in a few of these southeast townships greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #9

Klobucher Horizens Feb 2020 #11

Save it. I will gladly send it on your behalf question everything Feb 2020 #29

Right. Another landslide he is not going to get. Where is that revolution. krissey Feb 2020 #10

LOL. DanTex Feb 2020 #13

That won't stop the "full of the sound and the fury" Bernie campaign oasis Feb 2020 #18

Like falsely saying they got the youth vote in Iowa that Obama got in 2008? krissey Feb 2020 #28

The problem is this. Blue_true Feb 2020 #20

Most should not. LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #23

How many are campaigning in NH this time? Here's a hint. Not just two Autumn Feb 2020 #31

Math sweetloukillbot Feb 2020 #37

After two small states he claims most of the delegates? question everything Feb 2020 #32

Thats funny! empedocles Feb 2020 #34

Yep see that too. LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #21

About that underperforming by 21%. There were only TWO candidates, this time there are several more Autumn Feb 2020 #27

You're a harsh critic. He seems to be winning tonight from everything I've seen Sapient Donkey Feb 2020 #30

Amy is doing great Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #33

Amy has momentum, which is what IA/NH about - not delegate counts. empedocles Feb 2020 #36

Yep Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #38