It's a sh*t show

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04 February 2020, 05:58 PM

jon-nyc

Interesting.

Assume Bernie comes out on top in NH, and Biden in SC. You’d have a nice split decision before Bloomberg enters the fray.

04 February 2020, 05:59 PM

wtg

Between the first and second round, Buttigieg had the largest increase in votes, then Bernie, then Warren. Biden actually lost votes in round 2.

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04 February 2020, 06:27 PM

Mikhailoh

Here's one the MSM hasn't picked up.

https://dailyiowan.com/2020/02...for-president-trump/

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04 February 2020, 06:31 PM

pianojuggler

quote:
Originally posted by Mikhailoh:

God, I wish he'd quit tweeting.

Well, that ain't gonna happen.

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04 February 2020, 06:35 PM

pianojuggler

quote:
Originally posted by Mikhailoh:
Is it so unbelievable that it is rigged? See 2016. I don't think the DNC is any more enamored of Bernie than they were then.

Are you referring to the fact that the "Democratic Establishment" had selected Mrs. Clinton as their candidate before the campaign even started and did everything they could to cut every other candidate off at the knees?

I agree... some actions in there could probably be considered "rigging".

But I think it is quite disingenuous to pounce on what is probably just a glitch of modern technology and brand it as "rigging" with zero evidence to back that up.

I expect nothing less from Brad Parscale and I expect a whole heck of a lot more of this carp for the next nine months.

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04 February 2020, 06:41 PM

CHAS

Bernie gave $100K to DNC.

Bernie wants to run the DNC his way for free.

04 February 2020, 06:45 PM

jon-nyc

If they’ve delayed this long I wish they’d just dribble out results during SOTU so the networks either break for it, split the screen, or put up a special chyron.

They could even dribble them out in such a manner that the lead keeps changing, increasing the odds the networks break for it.

04 February 2020, 06:57 PM

pianojuggler

So, that was their plan all along!

Of course, a lot of people who care about the Democratic primary aren't going to be watching the SOTU.

SOTU = STFU

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04 February 2020, 07:16 PM

Mikhailoh

My fervent hope is that he stays presidential, avoiding victory laps, etc.

But I doubt it.

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04 February 2020, 07:35 PM

CHAS

quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
If they’ve delayed this long I wish they’d just dribble out results during SOTU so the networks either break for it, split the screen, or put up a special chyron.

They could even dribble them out in such a manner that the lead keeps changing, increasing the odds the networks break for it.

That would be super.

04 February 2020, 07:36 PM

jon-nyc

I think the senate scheduled the vote for after SOTU to minimize just that.

04 February 2020, 08:15 PM

jon-nyc

Interesting observation from Dave Wasserman:

“The reason Warren's 3rd place could be even worse than Biden's 4th place: it's easy to point to places Biden still holds advantages over Sanders (SC & the South), but much harder to imagine where Warren beats Sanders.”

04 February 2020, 08:35 PM

Piano*Dad

Warren is dead woman walking. She just doesn't know it yet.

As much as I'm in Buttigieg's corner for oh so many reasons, I don't think he will emerge on top given his many disadvantages (experience, minority support, etc). I'm really interested in the upcoming contest between Biden and Bloomberg to be the centrist candidate. One with all the establishment credential, and one as a complete outsider.

04 February 2020, 08:46 PM

jon-nyc

If it really is between those four, it’s weird to think that the next president, if a Dem wins, will either turn 80 or 40 in his first term.