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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

MineralMan

(146,257 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:35 PM Mar 2020

Now That There Are Just Two Candidates Left Standing

(Never mind Tulsi Gabbard) It's time for my prediction of the outcome for the rest of the primaries:

60/40 Biden/Sanders + or - 5%

I predict that Joe Biden will go to the convention with a majority of pledged delegates.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Now That There Are Just Two Candidates Left Standing (Original Post) MineralMan Mar 2020 OP
I second your prediction PJMcK Mar 2020 #1
That would be helpful. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #2
I agree customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #3
No debates between now and Michigan. squirecam Mar 2020 #4
It is customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #5
 

PJMcK

(21,998 posts)
1. I second your prediction
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:39 PM
Mar 2020

ETA: I won't have any problem voting for Biden.

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

TwilightZone

(25,428 posts)
2. That would be helpful.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:43 PM
Mar 2020

In light of the huge lead in Florida, if we're going to blunt the nonsense that is undoubtedly coming should Biden win the nomination, it would be helpful for his win to be emphatic.

If the win is a clear majority and there is no doubt Biden is the winner, I think people will be less likely to take the kind of silliness that happened in 2016 seriously. That's not to say that it won't happen. I just think most people will have little or no tolerance for it.

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

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
3. I agree
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:04 PM
Mar 2020

provisionally. Joe Biden had a great debate performance in the SC debate, most of his previous ones have been lackluster, at best. If he has really shifted his game, and can keep up the performance he's shown that he can deliver, he will wrap this thing up by the convention.

However, if he makes an-as-yet-to-be-determined number of gaffes, then I don't know how it's all going to shake out. Bernie does a good job of staying on message, even if it is the same message over and over.

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

squirecam

(2,706 posts)
4. No debates between now and Michigan.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:08 PM
Mar 2020

Biden will have a lead after that which will be hard to catch.

And after that still comes Florida and Georgia.

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

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
5. It is
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:11 PM
Mar 2020

looking like the calendar favors Joe Biden at this point. However, we have the new wrinkle of Warren being out, we still need to see where her supporters are going.

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