Another reason Biden won't be getting in: money

[brooklynite]

Through the 3rd quarter, Clinton has raised $73 M (exclusive of Super PACs); Sanders has raised $41 M. Biden has raised...$0.

Every day that passes means that more political and financial support is locked up by another candidate, and that the other candidates (even Sanders) have significant war chests to draw on. For Biden to get in AND have the resources to hire and deploy a campaign team at the last minutes is virtually impossible.

(I will pause here for the obligatory "we should have publicly funded campaigns" comment. I agree that we should. We don't).

[Capt. Obvious]

1. Publicly funded campaigns are for losers

Polite society knows this.

[Left Ear]

2. All the rich Clinton supporters are maxed out...

Her fundraising numbers will be atrocious at Q4, thanks to poorer-than-expected showing on the debates and a decision will have to be made before the beginning of the primaries on what exactly to target before Super Tuesday.

Let's try not to include SuperPACs in the totals - you're just proving Bernie's point.

[Metric System]

3. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a fortune-teller in our midst! Welcome to DU!!!

[BlueWaveDem]

4. Except for the dozens and dozens of Biden donors who haven't donated yet.

You can stop repeating that lie that they're "tapped out", I haven't even come close to the threshold yet.

[Left Ear]

5. Are you a rich donor?

And at least 90% of them are maxed out already at this stage.

I'll let you in another big secret: The FEC report in two weeks will show an higher-than-expected burn rate on the Clinton cash.