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Democratic Primaries

SidDithers

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21. Yup...nt

Reply to Recursion (Reply #18)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 12:55 PM

Feb 2020

Sid

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

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A Sanders-plurality convention is a nightmare scenario [View all] Recursion Feb 2020 OP

yes, lets make up scenarios and act like they really happened. mikeysnot Feb 2020 #1

Sanders has no historical swing state appeal outside of MOE, Biden has the most so a plurality uponit7771 Feb 2020 #2

Oh believe me I know Recursion Feb 2020 #4

Yep uponit7771 Feb 2020 #28

You keep saying this. What do you mean by "historical?" Garrett78 Feb 2020 #11

Meaning no flash polling but a 2 to 3.month record uponit7771 Feb 2020 #29

Sorry to bug you - but I have seen this numerous times...what is meant by MOE? jmg257 Feb 2020 #16

Margin Of Error DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 #19

That line has been copy/pasted into just about every thread Mariana Feb 2020 #25

Thank you, both. I have seen it often, and thought that might what it be, but didn't seem to make jmg257 Feb 2020 #27

Needs to be said 1234324 32 times more. uponit7771 Feb 2020 #36

You keep saying that but he's on his fourth primary run and has yet to win a single state. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #33

Irrelevant to the point of swings states during the GE, I know you understand this though uponit7771 Feb 2020 #37

Agree. Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #3

You mean like it is right now? Steelrolled Feb 2020 #15

It's not a nightmare at all... just nominate Bernie, who'll be leading in the popular vote!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #5

And that infuriating insouciance is part of the nightmare Recursion Feb 2020 #7

You dont get that more Democrats by a WIDE margin want Bernie more than any other single candidate. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #9

No, you don't, and that's exactly the problem Recursion Feb 2020 #10

5 Dem candidates are splitting the Dem majority vote to represent the Dem Party empedocles Feb 2020 #31

No, not at the moment. PETRUS Feb 2020 #32

I have thought of that too JFlash Feb 2020 #6

Your own comment disproves your point. JudyM Feb 2020 #39

I like the idea of a contested convention Walleye Feb 2020 #8

Remember, if nobody wins on the first ballot Coleman Feb 2020 #12

You mean Democrats would choose their nominee? Walleye Feb 2020 #13

At this point that would be a fucking disaster Recursion Feb 2020 #14

I think the toddlers and the adults are the reverse of what you suggest. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #35

He needs 1990 delegates before the convention... SidDithers Feb 2020 #17

Neither outcome is very attractive (nt) Recursion Feb 2020 #18

Yup...nt SidDithers Feb 2020 #21

538 has his odds at 47%. Those odds could go way up depending on South Carolina and Super Tuesday. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #20

Or way down. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #26

Yes. Up is more likely, but down is possible. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #30

Can they give it to someone not running in 2020? Hillary? aikoaiko Feb 2020 #22

After the first ballot it's the Wild West Recursion Feb 2020 #23

That would be a surefire way to guarantee another 4 years of Trump. Ace Rothstein Feb 2020 #38

Everything about him is a nightmare. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #24

not if u stick to the math and ignore the messiah/savior thing nt msongs Feb 2020 #34