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mysteryowl

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5. Biden was polling at 17%, his campaign was weak, he was short on money

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:47 PM

Mar 2020

No, Biden was not the bright star until the big shift of religious moderate black voters and moderate white older people went to the polls. That is what changed this. Older people vote and many older people are moderates, so the party stays moderate.

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

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My prediction is that scared and weary voters will propel Biden across the primary [View all] GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 OP

I don't think they're necessarily scared and weary. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #1

Hella Motivated, Focused, and Determined Cha Mar 2020 #10

The bastards will try and cheat Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #2

Unfortunately, cheating is no obstacle to the trump boys. Jim__ Mar 2020 #3

Biden won this thing on Super Tuesday. Laelth Mar 2020 #4

Biden was polling at 17%, his campaign was weak, he was short on money mysteryowl Mar 2020 #5

When we left small white caucus states Biden excelled and New Hampshire was in Sanders backyard. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #7

"There are more moderates/progressives than leftists." Huh? mysteryowl Mar 2020 #8

Sanders and a fair number of his followers are not moderate nor are they progressive Democrats... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #16

"religious moderate black voters" TwilightZone Mar 2020 #12

Are you stalking me on DU? mysteryowl Mar 2020 #13

Nope. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #14

Ah, no. If you looked you would see you replied to my thread comment. mysteryowl Mar 2020 #15

Biden has won the primary...Sanders has no route to the nomination so I think you are correct. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #6

My thoughts are people want to return to "the sane days" of Obama and Biden is that sanity... nt mitch96 Mar 2020 #9

But it won't be returning.. it will be going Cha Mar 2020 #11

+1 !!! mitch96 Mar 2020 #17