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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
'This isn't going to be easy': 2020 Democrats brace for Super Tuesday delegate slog
For the last month, the Democratic presidential candidates have had a straight-forward task: Campaign heavily in the small, overwhelmingly white states of Iowa and New Hampshire, and hope to emerge with momentum.
Things are about to get a whole lot more complicated.
A still-jumbled Democratic primary is entering a new phase, as a suddenly truncated political calendar forces the remaining candidates to figure out how to compete in 18 separate contests over the next three weeks — effectively demanding they transform their local campaigns to national ones.
The timeline, including the Nevada caucuses, the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday, will present difficult decisions for campaigns on how to spend their limited time and money as they strategically compete for a giant pot of delegates in a diverse set of states. The outcome will determine which candidates can march on deep into the contest — and which will be pushed out....
Things are about to get a whole lot more complicated.
A still-jumbled Democratic primary is entering a new phase, as a suddenly truncated political calendar forces the remaining candidates to figure out how to compete in 18 separate contests over the next three weeks — effectively demanding they transform their local campaigns to national ones.
The timeline, including the Nevada caucuses, the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday, will present difficult decisions for campaigns on how to spend their limited time and money as they strategically compete for a giant pot of delegates in a diverse set of states. The outcome will determine which candidates can march on deep into the contest — and which will be pushed out....
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article240244691.html
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden