• Light/Dark
  • Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.

US PoliEra 2020 |OT 3| "I think he's learned his lesson" says The Concerned Immoderate Darling Collins.

Status
Not open for further replies.
Autodidact

Autodidact

Member
Oct 25, 2017
18,729
Also, like Nate Cohn said, a lot of Pete's affluent white supporters will go to Biden. Guess where there are now a lot of affluent white suburban Democrats? Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois.

Pete's departure could help Biden run up the score in NoVA this week, giving him an even larger margin in the state.

Combine those affluent white suburbanites with the black vote, and suddenly Bernie's prospects look a lot dimmer in some states. Of course, much depends on Tuesday's results.
 

Deleted member 3896

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
5,815
adam387 said:
I think triggered is the wrong word. I find adults who act like children to be insufferable, especially when they do these things and then want me to take their thoughts on xyz policy position seriously.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
I'm trying to imagine what the reaction would be if Sanders were constantly called some animal or represented by an image of one by his detractors.
 
The Namekian

The Namekian

Member
Nov 5, 2017
4,876
New York City
Teggy said:
trying to get a straight answer out of government on their strategy and trying to give more money than is being asked for = hoping millions die


also

Click to expand...
Click to shrink...


Is it wrong that I feel Trump is a lame duck and this nonsense doesn't hit like it use too. Like I know there is a campaign coming up...... but we all know who he is. A Liar! He and his surrogates are hot air unless you want to believe it.
 
Dany

Dany

Member
Oct 29, 2017
4,064
seattle
Autodidact said:
I thought the same thing.

If Warren becomes viable in CA along with Biden - who seems pretty certain to hit at least 15% after last night - she limits the delegates Bernie can get. Conversely, if she were to drop, more Pete voters might go to Bernie and give him an even greater lead over Biden and thus more delegates. Thus, Rasta's comment that he hopes Warren stays and siphons votes confuses me.

Could just be weekend teacher brain.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
How hasn't Amy dropped?
 
Y2Kev

Y2Kev

Member
Oct 25, 2017
13,838
Nothing scares moderates into banding together like Bernie Sanders doing well in Nevada evidently.
 
cameron

cameron

The Fallen
Oct 26, 2017
23,814




​
Matt Viser @mviser

Pete Buttigieg has called Joe Biden, but they haven't been able to connect (Biden called him back and left him a message). Biden will soon take the stage for a rally in Norfolk, Va., where he'll appear with new endorsers Terry McAuliffe and Tim Kaine.

6:59 PM - Mar 1, 2020
 
Soul Skater

Soul Skater

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,201
Expect Kennedy to win if it's close just based on people showing up that day voting for him because they don't even know who Malarkey is
 
TorianElecdra

TorianElecdra

Member
Feb 25, 2020
2,510


Could we say these numbers represent close to 60-70% of total voters? 2008 was 4.8 million and 2016 5.1 million.

I don't think Pete dropping out changes much in Cali, specially since early voting skews older by a lot.
 
SSF1991

SSF1991

Member
Jun 19, 2018
3,263
Pete dropping out just 2 days before Super Tuesday...uh alright then. In just one week I went from "Bernie's in good shape" to "Biden's in good shape". I don't think this is good news for Bernie whatsoever, but on the plus side, I don't have to deal with Pete's shit anymore.
 
ChucklesB

ChucklesB

Member
Nov 4, 2017
1,490
ExtremelyBitter said:
This will for some reason be cowardly and shameful and establishment rigging, even though this is also what Warren is supposed to be doing re:Sanders for the good of all mankind or something.

I dunno, if Pete actually believes Biden has a better chance v Trump than Sanders, it kind of seems like him acting on morals here.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Shhhh, no, you can't say that part of it.
 
Plinko

Plinko

Member
Oct 28, 2017
18,564
I see the Bernie fans are handling the Pete news well.

This type of stuff happens in every primary. Not sure why the outrage.
 
less

less

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,836
Wow. Pete out is a hell of a surprise as I figured he would remain until after ST. Biden full of glee now I bet.
 
OfficerRob

OfficerRob

Member
Oct 25, 2017
26,083
SSF1991 said:
Pete dropping out just 2 days before Super Tuesday...uh alright then. In just one week I went from "Bernie's in good shape" to "Biden's in good shape".

I don't think this is good news for Bernie whatsoever, but on the plus side, I don't have to deal with Pete's shit anymore.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Bernie is still in very good shape, it's just that Biden is in much better shape than he was a week ago
 

Sandstar

Member
Oct 28, 2017
7,739
Vector said:
People getting triggered by animal emojis is the funniest part of this primary.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Could you not make light of an actual medical issue that some members of this forum (myself included) suffer from, for your stupid joke about how funny it is that people get angry about really kind of outrageous slur?
 
RastaMentality

RastaMentality

Member
Oct 25, 2017
13,127
ExtremelyBitter said:
This will for some reason be cowardly and shameful and establishment rigging, even though this is also what Warren is supposed to be doing re:Sanders for the good of all mankind or something.

I dunno, if Pete actually believes Biden has a better chance v Trump than Sanders, it kind of seems like him acting on morals here.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
It gets him tons of goodwill with pro Biden people which sets him up with a future in politics. It's as simple as that.
 

devSin

Member
Oct 27, 2017
6,194
Teggy said:
we get it dude, you want to face Bernie
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
He knows that a contingent of Bernie supporters will take their ball and go home if he's not the nominee.

It's about sowing discord, not so much favoring any particular candidate (though I do think Sanders will lose a general). Demoralizing Democrats and depressing turnout works in his favor as much as anything else he could do at this point.
 
bluexy

bluexy

Comics Enabler & Freelance Games Journalist
Verified
Oct 25, 2017
14,513
So here's why California is still a grand mystery. In 2016, around 5.1 million people voted in the California primary. Early counts show that 3.2 million Californians have already sent in their ballots. That means, at best, Buttigieg's dropping out is already 50% --at best-- ineffective at shifting his votes to other candidates. Now look at his current polling. He's currently averaging 9%, though his most recent polls are around 7%. For the sake of the the best scenario, if we take 50% off 9%, that leaves 4.5% of his vote left. Let's also take the best case scenario for all candidates when it comes to being the second choice of Buttigieg's supporters, around 25% of 50% of 9% apiece. That means, best case scenario, a given candidate may gain 1-1.5% from Buttigieg dropping out. Best case. After all, even dropping out, a good amount of people will still vote for Buttigieg on Super Tuesday. I'd personally guess any candidate would be lucky to get even 1% boost from Buttigieg's dropping out. .5% is more realistic. Is that enough for Warren, Bloomberg, and Biden, who are all around the error at reaching 15%? @.@ We'll see.
 

Vector

Member
Feb 28, 2018
6,641
Sandstar said:
Could you not make light of an actual medical issue that some members of this forum (myself included) suffer from, for your stupid joke about how funny it is that people get angry about really kind of outrageous slur?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
...is this a joke I'm not getting? How are "snake emoji" and "rat emoji" outrageous slurs?
 
RastaMentality

RastaMentality

Member
Oct 25, 2017
13,127
bluexy said:
So here's why California is still a grand mystery. In 2016, around 5.1 million people voted in the California primary. Early counts show that 3.2 million Californians have already sent in their ballots. That means, at best, Buttigieg's dropping out is already 50% --at best-- ineffective at shifting his votes to other candidates. Now look at his current polling. He's currently averaging 9%, though his most recent polls are around 7%. For the sake of the the best scenario, if we take 50% off 9%, that leaves 4.5% of his vote left. Let's also take the best case scenario for all candidates when it comes to being the second choice of Buttigieg's supporters, around 25% of 50% of 9% apiece. That means, best case scenario, a given candidate may gain 1-1.5% from Buttigieg dropping out. Best case. After all, even dropping out, a good amount of people will still vote for Buttigieg on Super Tuesday. I'd personally guess any candidate would be lucky to get even 1% boost from Buttigieg's dropping out. .5% is more realistic. Is that enough for Warren, Bloomberg, and Biden, who are all around the error at reaching 15%? @.@ We'll see.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Shouldn't we be looking at the actual Dem ballots returned and not including Republicans?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.