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Democratic Primaries

Gothmog

(145,374 posts) Thu Mar 5, 2020, 09:46 AM Mar 2020

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Down ballot candidates want Joe Biden to be on the top of the ticket

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

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Down ballot candidates want Joe Biden to be on the top of the ticket (Original Post) Gothmog Mar 2020 OP

Republicans can't wait to label all Democratic candidates as members of the Bernie Party aka dalton99a Mar 2020 #1

The bandwagon effect is ongoing bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #2

the single most important aspect of Biden as our nominee is the downballot beachbumbob Mar 2020 #3

dalton99a

(81,534 posts)

1. Republicans can't wait to label all Democratic candidates as members of the Bernie Party aka

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 09:55 AM

Mar 2020

the Down-with-the-Establishment Death-to-Capitalism Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party

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

bucolic_frolic

(43,209 posts)

2. The bandwagon effect is ongoing

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:00 AM

Mar 2020

I don't see how Bernie regains any momentum

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

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

3. the single most important aspect of Biden as our nominee is the downballot

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:02 AM

Mar 2020

and "coat tail" effect. In centrist/conservative districts that democrats have and can win, a sanders type would kill the chances. With biden I dare say we win the senate AND add to our house lead. This is why trumo, putin and the GOP want and NEED sanders to win.

That should be enough to know and spur sander's supporter over

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

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