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Democratic Presidential Primaries & Caucuses |March OT| Last Tuesday was 1000 years ago, old news no one cares about (Discussion Guidelines in OP)
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2 days ago Bernie was looking like he was gonna get all the delegates
It's real easy.
Black people want to win. Sanders doesn't look like a guy who's going to beat Trump. Biden does (and he will). Bloomberg, who is an utter piece of shit, at least projects the combativeness that on the surface level many black voters would think is needed to tangle with Trump.
Meanwhile, Bernie's a guy with the same stump speech and a disinterest in engaging with black voters at any significant level besides.
But they aren't winner take all. Margins matter!
EDIT: And Sanders lost Texas.
It is pretty low of her to keep fleecing her base for money at this point. I expected better from her.
Because it's not winner take all for those states, percentages are higher than expected for Biden there, and the rest of the primaries are supremely unfavorable for Bernie?
It's not that hard to follow.
This is a decent point. You're right.
Biden soundbites will be embarrassing with his base.
Trump soundbites will be a huge hit with his base.
That is a real concern for me.
But he authored the crime bill and haven't really demonstrated (at least to me) he's learn from that and grown past it.
Because it is proportional, and Bernie needed to drive up the percentage to offset his losses throughout the rest of the country. He isn't.
I think a big reason a lot of people (Bernie supporters) are acting as if the sky is falling is because they wanted a dominant performance. It looks like going into the next primaries it will be basically tied and Sanders will have to make his case in a 1 on 1 battle.
Dave Wasserman on Twitter
“I've seen enough. Projection: Joe Biden wins the Texas primary.”
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Wasserman called TX
Dave Wasserman on Twitter
“I've seen enough. Projection: Joe Biden wins the Texas primary.”
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Liz please... No...
Honestly she should stay in as a Bloomberg spoiler.. If Bloom drops out she needs to drop out and let this thing get settled 1 on 1.
The DNC can't win elections without help from independents and casual democrats.
True, but he also also authored the violence against women act.
I'd say to CNN that it's not 1920, it's 2020 and people can be very aware of candidates without them coming to the state. Biden is a very known factor, he was VP once you know.
Waste millions of dollars to spite her in what, 4 years? Good luck.
If the margins in Texas/Cali don't widen significantly, he's hella done. Bloomberg will drop & endorse Biden within days, and bankroll him. It's ovah'.
Looks like we came through in Colorado.
I'm black and voted for Bernie, so did many others. We all aren't the same. That's how shit goes sometimes.
I'm black and voted for Bernie, so did many others. We all aren't the same. That's how shit goes sometimes.
Sanders isn't even calling for socialist revolution, as there is no revolution nor socialism. And even those moderate policies are deemed too extreme by Biden.
Again, what are you talking about?
Bernie's progressivism – which is pretty much the same as most progressive platforms – addresses a broad spectrum of systemic inequalities, including those most pressing to the future viability of this republic. His proposals – pie in the sky or no – aim to give a massive cross section of Americans who have been languishing for literal decades genuine upward mobility including healthcare, free college, living wages, better opportunities for unionization, etc.
Bernie's policies and platform are anything but myopic and they are certainly more than the one-dimensional classism arguments you suggest, though to be clear the income gap, grossly uneven distribution of wealth and the continued stratification of the social hierarchy predicated on income is most assuredly a very serious and pressing issue.
And yes, of course there's more work to be done but your analysis of his platform is just bizarre. If anything, Bernie's biggest problem is that he's almost too consistent in his message and doesn't seem to much care about diplomacy and politics because he feels righteous in his cause.
And if your thesis about his progressivism is true, please explain why it was Bernie who galvanized a progressive movement and energized a bloc of voters that has continued to swell even after he lost in 2016?
This is not reflective at all as to whether or not she drops out this week.
The campaign is going to continue sending out those emails.
Other than black people want to win, I don't really agree with anything you just said.
Mask 100% off if she doesn't drop out tomorrow.
On the other hand, that's what campaigns do. Pete was asking for donations minutes before dropping out.
Not really consequential, but Interesting observation:
Several states switched from caucuses to primaries after 2016. Expectedly, turnout shot up in those states. Unexpected, Bernie Sanders performed worse in 2020 than in 2016 in all four of those states.
www.nytimes.com
In the wake of the Iowa Caucus there's been a lot written about how Caucuses are inherently undemocratic or unrepresentative, I think especially with the aftermath of Pete Buttigieg unexpectedly over-performing and tying Sanders in Iowa. On super tuesday, this narrative gets kinda flipped on its head.
Several states switched from caucuses to primaries after 2016. Expectedly, turnout shot up in those states. Unexpected, Bernie Sanders performed worse in 2020 than in 2016 in all four of those states.
How Super Tuesday Unfolded (Published 2020)
In the wake of the Iowa Caucus there's been a lot written about how Caucuses are inherently undemocratic or unrepresentative, I think especially with the aftermath of Pete Buttigieg unexpectedly over-performing and tying Sanders in Iowa. On super tuesday, this narrative gets kinda flipped on its head.
These are legitimate concerns. It's in Biden's best interests to have as many other Democrats that aren't him to do the talking for him. Both during the campaign and if he's elected to the presidency.
His brain doesn't break as quickly and consistently as Biden's does. Just think about that for a moment.
We always do our part. Everyone else keeps failing Latinos all over the country.
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