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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: ***** New Quinnipiac Poll **** Biden 35%; Bernie 16%; Warren 13% [View all]mr_liberal
(1,017 posts)37. Biden can claim some of the strong economy too because he was Obama's vp.
I think voters see this economy as Obama-Trump more than just Trump.
So Biden's the only Democrat that can say that and convince voters that he'll keep the economy humming.
If the economy tanks then that makes other democrats more plausible, but Biden-Obama wouldn't get the blame for that, all the blame would fall on Trump. So with the economy its win-win for Biden.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Name recognition is the only thing that's giving Biden the edge, as there are no debates, and there
Tiggeroshii
May 2019
#3
You repeat this myth, but it should be clear by now that name recognition is not the only or
emmaverybo
May 2019
#34
Sanders already consistently leads both Warren and Biden in Massachussetts by large margins
Tiggeroshii
May 2019
#23
I think this is the first poll I've seen where Biden is more than double his closest rival....
George II
May 2019
#4
Serious - Do you think those ranked with almost no support will stay until the primaries start?
OnlinePoker
May 2019
#17