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abqtommy

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8. Hmmm...I've yet to see a poll that includes the effect of ratfuckery on an election.
Sat Feb 15, 2020, 11:04 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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More comparisons to Trump. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #1
If I may assume what the goal of the original post is trying to tell us Perseus Feb 2020 #4
Bingo. You assume correctly Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #10
We've lost big too DownriverDem Feb 2020 #2
I'm glad you brought up 1972 Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #11
Remember, Hillary won. beastie boy Feb 2020 #3
The point is simply that unelectable candidates can win. People thought Hillary was unelectable too. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #7
If two "unelectable" candidates run against each other, one of them is guaranteed to win. beastie boy Feb 2020 #9
Would you feel better if I reminded fellow DU members of how many Democrats were certain Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #12
I am still trying to figure out if you are referring to Bernie as being considered "unelectable" by beastie boy Feb 2020 #13
James Carville and Chris Mathews are but two examples of Democratic pundits/strategists/analysts Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #14
Ok, I am begining to understand the meaning of your OP. beastie boy Feb 2020 #15
Fair enough to your post as well Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #17
"This can happen when..." handmade34 Feb 2020 #5
Yeah, at this time in 2016 Trump polled so badly he was unelectable. Zolorp Feb 2020 #6
Hmmm...I've yet to see a poll that includes the effect of ratfuckery on an election. abqtommy Feb 2020 #8
An un-electable candidate can only beat another un-electable candidate, so andym Feb 2020 #16
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