He also seemed to be talking about how Bennet was going to do in South Carolina...
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/75612...ntial-campaign
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet Ends 2020 Democratic Presidential Campaign
He also seemed to be talking about how Bennet was going to do in South Carolina...
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/75612...ntial-campaign
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet Ends 2020 Democratic Presidential Campaign
Interesting that Warren is in single digits in Massachusetts, where she has a regional edge, after placing third in Iowa, and that Klobuchar is a strong third in New Hampshire, after placing fifth in Iowa, where she's the one with the regional edge.
I know other factors come into this (strong debate performance, experience minded establishment Democrats looking for a Biden alternative, a good electability argument) but it's an unlikely outcome.
I wonder what the race is going forward.
Sanders won New Hampshire but barely. And he's shown an inability to sway anyone outside his base.
Klobuchar may be rising too late to get the campaign infrastructure necessary for Super Tuesday or the Nevada Caucuses.
Buttigieg is clearly a top-tier contender, but he's still a small-city mayor.
I don't see a path forward for Warren if she got fourth place in a neighboring state.
Biden's taken big hits, but there isn't an obvious alternative choice to win South Carolina.
Bloomberg is waiting with more money than any candidate ever to see how everything shakes out.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
"Moderate" Democrats just had one of the most popular presidents of the modern era win election twice and more recently won midterm elections in historical fashion.
Yet people will come here and try to argue that Democrats "don't win" when in reality political power tends to go in cycles as democratic voters tend to get fed up with whomever is in power.
More relevantly, if Democrats "don't win" then they wouldn't have just won the midterms by such a large margin.
The irony is that said individuals keep claiming they can help the Democrats not lose by promoting a candidate who lost to a moderate in the last election, and progressive politics that failed to win votes in the most recent midterms.
Last edited by aja_christopher; 02-11-2020 at 10:10 PM.
Don't lie about people just because you disagree with them.
I asked you repeatedly for Sanders plan. After dodging for a while, you finally posted a link that didn't explain anything more than the estimated 4% tax increase and corporate tax increases that had no real numbers behind them, nor any explanation of how said legislation would be passed through Congress.
It's not about hating Sanders -- it's about wanting to know the facts about how he's going to win the general, and how he's going to finance his policies.
The link you provided didn't answer my questions and neither did you -- you just went back to claiming people "hate" Sanders just for asking for a real plan.
Just be honest -- the reason you can't answer the question is because even Sanders isn't clear on what he's going to do.
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"Supporters like Sanders and Warren argue that Medicare for All would not create new health care spending, but rather would simply shift current spending — and, potentially, ultimately reduce overall spending and save money. Estimates vary as to whether there actually would be savings, and how big those savings would be."
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/77439...dicare-for-all
Last edited by aja_christopher; 02-11-2020 at 10:25 PM.
This is false 100%. You guys see what you want instead of looking at the full data.
He won WOMEN.
He won Minorities.
He won Rural areas.
He won Major Cities.
He won Iowa, but Pete got the positive press. You think if Pete didn't that silly ass media push, he wouldn't have gotten stomped?
Bernies biggest weakness is older white voters.
Media is going to try to place this as a loss. As Bernie ran against 400 Democrats. There were TWO when he ran last time.
The winner is the winner, and that's Sanders.
He should have won larger. But I take the last week as a Push for Pete.
Turnout was much higher, by 18%, but it should have been higher.
Here's the numbers.
Bernie Sanders
9 25.7% 70,570
Pete Buttigieg
9 24.4% 66,918
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How is that not "barely" a win for Sanders -- it's you who are seeing what you want to see.
You're not being reasonable in this discussion -- I'll give Sanders credit for doing well in both Iowa and New Hampshire, but they definitely weren't remarkable victories for him, and the going will most likely on get more challenging for him from this point on, just as it did last time against Hillary.
Sanders might win but pretending he's the overwhelming choice of most voters because he won Iowa and New Hampshire is premature to say the least.
Last edited by aja_christopher; 02-11-2020 at 10:32 PM.
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