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Democratic Primaries

totodeinhere

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12. You can't compare a midterm election with a presidential election.

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 04:39 PM

Feb 2020

The dynamic are entirely different.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Down-ballot is at risk with Bernie. We will lose the House. [View all] EveHammond13 Feb 2020 OP

Bernie supporters don't care. Poeraria Feb 2020 #1

It's not that we don't care. It's that we don't believe it. n/t totodeinhere Feb 2020 #3

How many Sanders-endorsed people won swing districts in 2018? W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #6

You can't compare a midterm election with a presidential election. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #12

Oh bullshit. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #14

The midterms are a better indicator of where we are than the 2016 election. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #36

Too bad... apcalc Feb 2020 #30

I believe we will be dead in the water. apcalc Feb 2020 #31

+1 jimfields33 Feb 2020 #32

I think it would be much worse if we nominate Bloomberg. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #2

Obama was a wise man who chose a VP who could fill the chair if need be. Poeraria Feb 2020 #5

I would enthusiastically support Joe is he gets the nomination. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #13

you wonder bdamomma Feb 2020 #34

We have not even heard what will be thrown at Bernie. Desert grandma Feb 2020 #22

They will be brutal no matter whom we nominate. Remember the crap they used against President Obama? totodeinhere Feb 2020 #26

Bloomberg has the money to make it a level playing field. Butterflylady Feb 2020 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #4

Ignorance is bliss. Poeraria Feb 2020 #7

The Senate confirms SCOTUS justices, not the House. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #15

Down ballot is down ballot. Poeraria Feb 2020 #21

Most swing state polls I have seen have Bernie beating Trump. n/t totodeinhere Feb 2020 #25

39 of the 41 seats we flipped in 2018 were in very purple districts CalFione Feb 2020 #10

Even if true, which I doubt, I suspect that it would be even worse with Bloomberg at the top of the totodeinhere Feb 2020 #18

Let me give you a visual representation of where I stand CalFione Feb 2020 #19

I'm glad that Bloomberg is near the bottom of your list. n/t totodeinhere Feb 2020 #23

He's below Bloomberg. Butterflylady Feb 2020 #29

There is no evidence whatsoever that suggests or supports this highly dubious claim. LonePirate Feb 2020 #8

Quit worrying about Bernie and vote for who you like - none of us know who our nominee will be. walkingman Feb 2020 #9

Source? nobuddy Feb 2020 #11

We lose the WH and many House seats. evertonfc Feb 2020 #16

I don't think so and your assertion doesn't persuade. doxyluv13 Feb 2020 #17

Or we could elect bloomberg and lose the country. NT tiredtoo Feb 2020 #20

Everyone's entitled to an opinion. Boulevardier Feb 2020 #24

I don't think so lees1975 Feb 2020 #28

I tend to agree Under The Radar Feb 2020 #33

He's actually polling better with independents than anyone else. bearsfootball516 Feb 2020 #35

KR! Cha Feb 2020 #37

I would hate to see Speaker Kevin McCarthy Gothmog Feb 2020 #38