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TwilightZone

(25,464 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2019, 01:44 PM Mar 2019

538: Does A Biden-Abrams Ticket Make Sense For Biden Or Abrams?

Interesting discussion between Nate Silver and other editors at 538 and a political science professor at Marquette University re: the rumors that Biden will announce with Abrams as VP.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/does-a-biden-abrams-ticket-make-sense-for-biden-or-abrams/

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

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538: Does A Biden-Abrams Ticket Make Sense For Biden Or Abrams? (Original Post) TwilightZone Mar 2019 OP

No. He should wait until further in the primary when some have dropped and pick close runners up Shell_Seas Mar 2019 #1

Abrams is great but I think Biden-Beto makes the most sense if Biden's the nominee Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #5

It makes sense for Biden ... it doesn't for Abrams SFnomad Mar 2019 #2

That's pretty much what the panel concluded. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #3

I started reading it, but it finally became .... tl;dr SFnomad Mar 2019 #4

Shell_Seas

(3,332 posts)

1. No. He should wait until further in the primary when some have dropped and pick close runners up

Reply to TwilightZone (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 01:55 PM

Mar 2019

like Beto, for example. Or Harris.

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

Power 2 the People

(2,437 posts)

5. Abrams is great but I think Biden-Beto makes the most sense if Biden's the nominee

Reply to Shell_Seas (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 03:17 PM

Mar 2019

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

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

2. It makes sense for Biden ... it doesn't for Abrams

Reply to TwilightZone (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:23 PM

Mar 2019

I like Biden a lot, but unless Biden gets the nomination ... and I doubt that he will ... Abrams has ruined her chance to be on the winning ticket. And there are a lot of other candidates that could feasibly choose her as a running mate.

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

TwilightZone

(25,464 posts)

3. That's pretty much what the panel concluded.

Reply to SFnomad (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:26 PM

Mar 2019

In their collective opinion, they saw generally little downside for Biden. For Abrams, they didn't think it made sense. They thought she should run for president herself or keep her options open.

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

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

4. I started reading it, but it finally became .... tl;dr

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:29 PM

Mar 2019

If a panel of experts and I came to the same conclusion ... it must be wrong.

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

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