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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: **SC Poll** Sanders Falls To Fifth! Biden 42% Harris 10% Buttigieg 8% Warren 8% Sanders 7% [View all]Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)20. Probably...
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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**SC Poll** Sanders Falls To Fifth! Biden 42% Harris 10% Buttigieg 8% Warren 8% Sanders 7% [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2019
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I would think less attacking his opponents and more inspiring people would be good
Clash City Rocker
May 2019
#153
Without Hillary his message won't resonate. He just becomes another candidate
katmondoo
May 2019
#10
Bernie and his surrogates dismissed the South's importance in 2016 to their great dismay for 2020.
charlyvi
May 2019
#65
That comment about no Democrat is going to win SC in the general election is so clueless.
honest.abe
May 2019
#76
Not at all... just had to be old enough to remember more than the last cycle.
FBaggins
May 2019
#115
Do you think the Vermont senator still has time to turn things around?
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2019
#22
It's like some sports leagues, he not only has to work his way up to the top....
George II
May 2019
#42
Going with your sports analogy would you say he's the baseball equivalent of the Florida Marlins?
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2019
#44
Two white males will not appear on the 2020 Dem ticket. Biden/Buttigieg is never going to happen.
LonePirate
May 2019
#51
I agree, although I've seen people say her talents would be wasted at VP.
bearsfootball516
May 2019
#82
A technical distinction to be sure. SC has a very different cultural climate from much of the US.
Ford_Prefect
May 2019
#34
You beat me to that. Unbelievably Iowa has been considered a very important state...
George II
May 2019
#47
There is no good or silver lining...I am enraged when I hear this...we have two
Demsrule86
May 2019
#109
There is no good or silver lining . It was a disaster for our party and our country.
Demsrule86
May 2019
#111
He and Teresa and their respective children would have been a wonderful first family
karynnj
May 2019
#128
That's who he is - and it is refreshing to have a leader who takes responsibility
karynnj
May 2019
#132
I don't think that's the key takeaway. We already knew Biden had a big lead. The takeaway....
Honeycombe8
May 2019
#70
There's likely to be more independents this time around as well, which bodes poorly for Sanders
kurtcagle
May 2019
#193
He did pretty well in name recognition before Michigan where he was 40% behind.
Tiggeroshii
May 2019
#133
You better hope almost every poll has thirty point margins of error.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2019
#136
I posted that Change Research poll here earlier today, and included the caveats about the poll's
highplainsdem
May 2019
#135
date represents May 6 to 9. 595 people. Only includes 200 Ds and Is. Rs not included in count.
George Eliot
May 2019
#143
Why do we care a lot about SC? Dems aren't going to win those Electoral Votes.
Cuthbert Allgood
May 2019
#149
Whee!! I'll save my excitement for when any Dem who wins the primary in SC wins in the general.
Autumn
May 2019
#150
"partisans of a certain candidate refer to the group that forms a majority of voters in the
Autumn
May 2019
#161
This isn't the general election, this is the primary we're talking about....
George II
May 2019
#187
Yes. After the primary comes the GE. A Democrat has not won SC in the GE since 1976.
Autumn
May 2019
#194
Remember, NO Democrat who has not won the nomination of the Democratic Party has won....
George II
May 2019
#195
I remember that, it was like blacks in the south weren't capable of voting....
George II
May 2019
#192
Apparently it's something that excites Senator Sanders, he's already had about a half dozen....
George II
May 2019
#165
Everything was chill and then out of the blue comes an attack on the South Carolina Democratic
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2019
#175
I think they are coming to the realization that their fav candidate has no hope in SC.
honest.abe
May 2019
#177
A surrogate for a certain candidate compared it, I kid you not, to Guam
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2019
#179
No one can win the Democratic nomination without significant support from African American voters
Gothmog
May 2019
#160
How does sanders propose winning the nomination if he gets no delegates in South Carolina??
Gothmog
May 2019
#167
Like all candidates he wants to win the nomination. Do you need primaries explained to you?
Autumn
May 2019
#178
I think my response to that post was very clear, concise and on point. You're welcome. nt
Autumn
May 2019
#183
But you spoke as if SC doesn't matter because Dems don't win it in the GE. But you now admit that..
Tarheel_Dem
May 2019
#196