2016 Postmortem
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I don't know if this poll has been done yet on DU, but I am curious how the dynamic would change here if Biden jumped in. I fully support Sanders right now but I would be torn if Biden got in. My first choice would have been Elizabeth Warren but she isn't running.
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Hillary | |
5 (14%) |
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Sanders | |
29 (81%) |
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Biden | |
2 (6%) |
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Chafee | |
0 (0%) |
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O'Malley | |
0 (0%) |
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Webb | |
0 (0%) |
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Hydra
(14,459 posts)But this election is about whether we keep the economic system we have or do something new.
I don't think we have another chance to do it- Climate change is too far along. We need decisive and deep actions that are going to hurt the winners in the status quo. Given past performance, I can't see Biden offering that.
Quixote1818
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(13,039 posts)Otherwise he would not be considering a run.
The establishment wing of the Democratic party is apoplectic that HRC is slipping.
They need a replacement and fast.
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(13,039 posts)Existing establishment is the DLC Third Way that runs the DNC and supports Oligarchs, Corporations and Banks.
Joe Biden or HRC would be more of the same.
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(297,990 posts)Chan790
(20,176 posts)The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The evils most pernicious in this world are committed by well-meaning, good people.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Don't want Biden to run. Like Hillary, he's more of the same type of politician that have ruined DC.
OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)David__77
(23,623 posts)I'd like to see how the field firms up before I take another look. I certainly would not rule out supporting Biden.
Chan790
(20,176 posts)IRL: It's probably a coup d' grace for Hillary. Biden is going to take most of his support from her, not from Sanders or O'Malley. I don't think it'll be a lot...but just 4-5% makes this a horse-race, Sanders becomes viable which will cause yet more weak support to hemorrhage from the front-runner. This bleed on top of the Biden bleed and the support Sanders has already taken from her probably makes Biden's entry a terminal event for Clinton.
The question is really "Does Biden pick up enough of that Clinton support after she drops to become the new frontrunner?" I think he knows he does not and that is why he won't run.