RCP polling average as of Sunday, Nov. 3: Biden 29.1, Warren 20.3, Sanders 17.1, Buttigieg 7.1

[highplainsdem]

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html


It would be nice to think the media would give as much attention to Biden's expanding lead as they gave to Warren being 2/10 of 1 point ahead for one whole day, which was apparently considered worthy of multiple news stories and headlines (though Biden's regaining the lead the next day was ignored).

[peggysue2]

1. I thought exactly the same thing, highplainsdem!

Some things refuse to change. This puts Joe with an overall 8.8+ lead. Which is fine with me!

[LakeArenal]

2. Warren sucks up a lot of media oxygen

But oxygen is just gas.

[MineralMan]

3. Sanders is flirting with the 15% rule in more and more polls.

That's going to play a huge role as the actual primaries (and caucuses) happen. No delegates? No chance. On Super Tuesday, the field will narrow down to just two candidates, I predict. Who?

Biden and Warren. That's it. The 15% rule will be the dividing line. On March 4, the Democratic primary battle really begins.

Think I'm wrong? We'll see, won't we?

[TexasTowelie]

15. I'm thrilled that the candidate who only considers himself to be a Democrat

for presidential campaigns is going down the tubes. There are better candidates to represent the Democratic party.

[MineralMan]

16. It is what it is. Bernie will have tried twice.

He will have failed twice. And, all the while, he was a Senator, one of the most important political offices there is. Most Senators don't dream of being President. Senator is pretty much at top job, in itself.

I suspect that this is Bernie Sanders last term in the Senate, too. Too bad...he had a strong voice in the Senate, even though he didn't generate much legislation that became law.

[democratisphere]

4. The MSM is always dissing Joe Biden and pumping up the

other candidates. The voters will choose Joe Biden for his likability, experience, established domestic and worldwide relationships, rational thought and positions, wisdom, respect and intelligence, to name just a few of Joe's outstanding traits.

[emmaverybo]

9. "...likability, experience, established domestic and worldwide relationships, rational thought and

positions, wisdom, respect and intelligence“ are, as you say democratisphere, “just a few of Joe’s
outstanding traits.”

I will add loyalty, integrity, depth of character.

You go, Joe.
The world needs you.

[democratisphere]

11. .

[getagrip_already]

13. but.. but... crazy joe!!!

He has gaffs. He takes odd positions. Clearly, he doesn't have what it takes... like trump. (SARCASM).

The media will bring it up over and over. Crazy joe. wait for it.

[Kahuna7]

5. Say wha???

[disndat]

6. Will people catch on

that Biden is Trump's biggest nemesis? Witness the tremendous personal effort by Trump to bully Zelensky into submission.

[emmaverybo]

7. You said it, highplainsdem! But despite media playing favorites, and Trump desperately trying to

decide our nominee, Biden is still doing well. You go, Joe.

[Green Line]

8. Don't hold your breath waiting for the media to show this

They were hyperventilating over Warren's .02 one day lead, they haven't shown the RCP average since then.

[yuiyoshida]

10. Harris is 8% here

Nationally she is 3%...I wish she would do better...but I will vote for whoever we chose to go up against Trump. The real question is... if defeated will he leave?

[Green Line]

12. I'm surprised she isn't doing better, also surprised by Amy not doing better, I like both of them

[yuiyoshida]

14. Maybe she will get a cabinet

position in the next administration, one can only hope.

[MineralMan]

17. It's names. That's all.

Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren. Names everyone recognize. When a lot of people run for President, the most recognizable names end up at the top of the list. If there are only two or three candidates, a relatively unknown name can rise to the top, but not when there are many, many names. Then, it's the names people recognize who lead the pack.

This time around, I expect Sanders to drop below the 15% rule threshold, leaving Biden and Warren to duke it out next year. Further, I expect Biden to remain on top, simply because he really alarms nobody and is a known quantity.

I believe that the 2020 Democratic Nominee's photo is at the bottom of my post.

It would not surprise me, though, to see Kamala Harris on the ballot with Joe Biden. She seems a perfect match for him, to me. She may yet be President one day. I've thought that all along this year.

[Cha]

18. KR!

[Scurrilous]

19. K&R

[Snarkoleptic]

20. I'm spooked by RCP, ever since reading this article.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/realclear-media-has-a-secret-facebook-page-filled-with-far-right-memes

The company behind the non-partisan news site RealClearPolitics has been secretly running a Facebook page filled with far-right memes and Islamophobic smears, The Daily Beast has learned.

Called “Conservative Country,” the Facebook page was founded in 2014 and now boasts nearly 800,000 followers for its mix of Donald Trump hagiography and ultra-conservative memes. One recent post showed a man training two assault rifles at a closed door with the caption “Just sitting here waiting on Beto.” Others wink at right-wing conspiracy theories about Barack Obama’s “ties to Islam” or the Clintons having their enemies killed, or portray Muslim members of Congress as terrorist infiltrators. The page is effusive with praise for Vladimir Putin, and one post portrays Russia as the last bastion of freedom in Europe