Democratic Primaries

Recursion

(56,582 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:53 AM Mar 2020

This primary is making me question a lot of truisms about money in politics

If candidates are winning states where they literally spent $0, the whole campaign-industrial complex may just be a colossal waste of money.

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

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This primary is making me question a lot of truisms about money in politics (Original Post) Recursion Mar 2020 OP

Biden spent a whopping $11,000 in Massachusetts! George II Mar 2020 #1

Or you can look at the Biden victory as the ultimate long tail event. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 #2

Uh........ Butterflylady Mar 2020 #9

Not to mention the billionaires Shrek Mar 2020 #3

Or Trump changes everything RoadRising Mar 2020 #4

Welcome to DU! PatSeg Mar 2020 #7

Welcome to DU! Recursion Mar 2020 #11

It's clear what people were saying all along. squirecam Mar 2020 #5

Money Can't Buy Me Love. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #6

I think Biden is a unique case. drray23 Mar 2020 #8

K&R, uponit7771 Mar 2020 #10

George II

(67,782 posts)

1. Biden spent a whopping $11,000 in Massachusetts!

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:55 AM

Mar 2020

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

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)

2. Or you can look at the Biden victory as the ultimate long tail event.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:55 AM

Mar 2020

Few candidates come back from the walloping he took in Iowa and New Hampshire.

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

Butterflylady

(3,537 posts)

9. Uh........

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 11:08 AM

Mar 2020

Lest we forget Clinton lost the first six contests in his bid for Whitehouse.

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

Shrek

(3,975 posts)

3. Not to mention the billionaires

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:55 AM

Mar 2020

The notion of "buying" a nomination needs to go away.

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

RoadRising

(31 posts)

4. Or Trump changes everything

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:56 AM

Mar 2020

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

PatSeg

(47,275 posts)

7. Welcome to DU!

Reply to RoadRising (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:59 AM

Mar 2020

A lot of things have changed. People don't rely as much on television ads and on the ground canvassing these days. We have more sources of information.

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

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

11. Welcome to DU!

Reply to RoadRising (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 11:13 AM

Mar 2020

I agree he makes this unlike previous cycles in a lot of ways

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

squirecam

(2,706 posts)

5. It's clear what people were saying all along.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:57 AM

Mar 2020

Sanders had a ceiling. The people that were never going to vote for him were choosing between a few candidates.

Once the rest endorsed him, Bernie was finished.

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

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,596 posts)

6. Money Can't Buy Me Love.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:59 AM

Mar 2020

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

drray23

(7,616 posts)

8. I think Biden is a unique case.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 11:02 AM

Mar 2020

He had 100 % name recognition, has been on the landscape for decades, was president Obama VP . The great performance at last debate followed by the south Carolina win allowed him to earn tons of free media instead of having to pay for it.

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

uponit7771

(90,302 posts)

10. K&R,

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 11:09 AM

Mar 2020

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

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