Democratic Primaries

BidenBacker

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14. You were a mod here back then?

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 05:53 PM

Mar 2020

Hooboy, I sure don't envy you! I was posting on WaPo back then, and all hell broke loose there as well. We sure kept those moderators busy handing out cooling-off time-outs!

One thing that is striking just glancing at that 2008 Dem primary delegate map I just posted...it makes one wonder just how the hell Obama won the nomination. That just shows you what a political genius Plouffe is.

I remember very early in the Dem primaries, mighta been right after Iowa, a spreadsheet that he kept inadvertently leaked out. Trump can't think 5 minutes ahead of time, but Plouffe had mapped out the entire Dem primary race months ahead of schedule and had projected numbers for every single primary and caucus. I kept it handy and followed it closely as the months passed, and I'll be damned if he didn't nail most of them to a T.

I said it before and I'll say it again...Biden needs to hire this guy for the general election campaign. No ifs, ands or buts.

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

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DU Primaries Report, March 2020: And Then There Were Two [View all] EarlG Mar 2020 OP

When Will You Gentlemen Invoke The Mercy Rule, Sir? The Magistrate Mar 2020 #1

I don't believe we have ever had a mercy rule EarlG Mar 2020 #4

If Recollection Serves, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #7

Way off on that one, Mag BidenBacker Mar 2020 #10

It Was Indeed A Harsh Primary Contest, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #11

You were a mod here back then? BidenBacker Mar 2020 #14

It Was a Slice, Sir.... The Magistrate Mar 2020 #15

Here's a quick summary of that infamous spreadsheet I mentioned BidenBacker Mar 2020 #17

Turns out we didn't call it early in 2008 -- I managed to dig this out of our (crappy) old archives EarlG Mar 2020 #12

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #13

Wow, my dear EarlG! Your graphs are amazing! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2020 #2

SC MythosMaster Mar 2020 #3

I Recall A Great Deal Of Celebration, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #5

Because BidenBacker Mar 2020 #6

You mean the contest in which more than 50% of the voters were African-American? EarlG Mar 2020 #9

Thank you EarlG William769 Mar 2020 #8

Well, I don't know about mercy rules, and it ain't over til it's over. BUT, PatrickforO Mar 2020 #16

Food for thought BidenBacker Mar 2020 #18

So Would I, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #19