Democratic Primaries

TwilightZone

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9. "We lost that one."

Fri Feb 14, 2020, 02:43 PM

Feb 2020

Clinton got 3 million more votes than Trump. If appealing to a higher number of votes is what you're calling for, then Clinton fit the bill.

The problem is: the number of votes is irrelevant. Where those votes come from is what matters. The election will be decided in a handful of states, and it's the match-ups in those states that we should be considering.

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

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Argument for Bernie Sanders [View all] LeftTurn3623 Feb 2020 OP

You are right. DanTex Feb 2020 #1

The youth argument doesn't reflect the evidence. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #2

One thing LeftTurn3623 Feb 2020 #6

Still doesn't explain 2018. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #3

"She didn't once visit the labor towns." TwilightZone Feb 2020 #4

Sanders young vote didn't come out in 2106 for him and they haven't come out in the krissey Feb 2020 #5

Yes. It's certainly possible they are equally electable, even if pulling from different voters. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #8

"We lost that one." TwilightZone Feb 2020 #9

As you say, "we lost that one" because we didn't get the votes where we needed them. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #10

And there's zero evidence that Sanders would have done better. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #11

re: "That group is a small fraction of the electorate" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #12