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Democratic Primaries

MaryMagdaline

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6. The unacknowledged data shows that 70%

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:41 AM

Mar 2020

Voted against Bernie and in favor of more centrist candidates. Why anyone would expect that group to go over to Bernie is remarkable. What WAS to be expected is that we would have a Balkanized party giving Bernie the nomination. The miracle was that likeminded people got together to defeat Bernie when they knew, statistically, they could not win without coming together. It was a triumph of reason over ego.

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

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How can a seemingly very intelligent man have such a poor understanding of probability [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 OP

grasping at any straw they find... lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #1

I guess Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #2

Two weeks ago the odds of Biden winning were very low Cicada Mar 2020 #3

Probability is probability. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 #4

Well - let's be clear - Biden supporters want Sanders supporters demoralized and pushing him el_bryanto Mar 2020 #5

I can shoot a basketball. LeBron James can shoot a basketball. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 #9

He should drop out because the race is over and we don't need a repeat of 2016. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #10

I used to pretend I knew what other people wanted as well. LanternWaste Mar 2020 #15

The projections were wrong in part because of faulty assumptions. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #7

Two weeks ago we hadn't gone through half of the primaries dansolo Mar 2020 #12

The problem is that this is not a discrete event. Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #13

Two weeks ago the sampling size of cast votes were far too small to be indicative. LanternWaste Mar 2020 #16

The unacknowledged data shows that 70% MaryMagdaline Mar 2020 #6

Joe would have to start babbling in tongues at the next debate for Sanders to have a renaissance. honest.abe Mar 2020 #8

The one-on-one format with no studio audience will favor Biden. sop Mar 2020 #11

Robert Reich True Blue American Mar 2020 #14