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Democratic Primaries

Alhena

(3,030 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2020, 12:46 AM Mar 2020

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In 2024, we need to weight early primaries towards heavily African-American states

African-American voters have proven to be the most level-headed and strategic bloc of voters in our party. I'm sure Iowa and New Hampshire are nice states, but, as far as primaries and caucuses are concerned, they have way too many primary voters who care about how much a particular candidate made their toes tingle in his or her dozens of visits to their state.

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

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In 2024, we need to weight early primaries towards heavily African-American states (Original Post) Alhena Mar 2020 OP

I think each state chooses when to virgogal Mar 2020 #1

Agree...they are very important in our party and must be treated as such. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #2

Definitely true but in 2024 we have an incumbent president jimfields33 Mar 2020 #3

If SC was 1st Biden would have the big lead in polls, funding and delegates. brush Mar 2020 #4

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

1. I think each state chooses when to

Reply to Alhena (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 12:50 AM

Mar 2020

hold their primaries.

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

Demsrule86

(68,552 posts)

2. Agree...they are very important in our party and must be treated as such.

Reply to Alhena (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 12:58 AM

Mar 2020

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

jimfields33

(15,774 posts)

3. Definitely true but in 2024 we have an incumbent president

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 01:05 AM

Mar 2020

So nothing will change unless republicans want to. Democratic Party will have a minor primary if anything.

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

brush

(53,765 posts)

4. If SC was 1st Biden would have the big lead in polls, funding and delegates.

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 01:06 AM

Mar 2020

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

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