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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Hard data shows a centrist Dem candidate would lose in 2020 [View all]lapucelle
(18,593 posts)72. Piketty didn't write the Salon article. N/T
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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The powers that be are pulling out all the stops to ensure we do not see how well a liberal
brewens
Jun 2019
#58
If this analysis is correct then why is Biden leading in all the head-to-head polls against Trump?
honest.abe
Jun 2019
#9
Yes - so, at this point there is no reason to believe Biden can't win.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2019
#86
If his analysis is correct then why doesn't the effect show up now in the polls?
honest.abe
Jun 2019
#12
Do you have a land line? If you do, do you have caller ID? If you do, do you pick it up..
aidbo
Jun 2019
#42
Don't trust the Salon narrative. Here is the actual article by Picketty to form your own opinion.
honest.abe
Jun 2019
#21
But will Biden make redistributionist economics a central part of message and policy?
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#29
I am sure Joe will include some level of redistributionist economics into his message.
honest.abe
Jun 2019
#37
Typical Salon bullshit. I remember what Salon did to Hilllary, distorting and
still_one
Jun 2019
#30
When Republicans attack Biden, they won't be calling him a centrist. He is a liberal. Always has
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#38
I don't think Republicans have changed their mind. He will still be a "libtard" to them, and
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#87
Clearly your not familiar with the difference between analysis and an editorial on that analysis
LanternWaste
Jun 2019
#93
He said it is based on a study of French, American, and British political history.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2019
#55
I read that in the body of the op.. and disagree with the premise if it refers to the United States
Peacetrain
Jun 2019
#63
I am the last person to speak ill of Secretary Clinton but she didn't lose because of her ideology.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2019
#76
Sigh. You can usually cherrypick an academic to cherrypick allegedly "hard" data to "prove"
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#92
Thankfully, this 'hard data' sourced from 2013 was ignored during the mid-term win.
LanternWaste
Jun 2019
#94
Hard data makes its sound like the author of the paper reduced it to a mathematical certainty.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2019
#95