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Tom Rinaldo

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15. Undoubtedly, and we all have our (often differing) opinions as to who they are
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 08:00 AM
Feb 2020

I am tired though of a prevalent media narrative that only one of our Democratic candidates warrants concerns about potential "electability". Further I see real potential electoral dangers ahead if our primary voters start tuning out their own instincts regarding who they themselves enthusiastically support in favor of another option because they think that "other voters" will prefer them. The enthusiasm factor is a critical aspect of success in winning elections. When people start voting for those who hold positions that they don't exactly agree with over those who hold positions that they strongly support it skews the whole picture, and can lead to something known as "shallow support", with negative consequences.

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

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