Joe is starting to flip some counties in California

[RandySF]

Last edited Thu Mar 5, 2020, 05:48 PM - Edit history (1)

Took a glance at the New York Times map of California and saw counties showing up for Joe that weren’t there before. I recall Solano and Marin flipped and Bernie’s only ahead by 10% in San Francisco.

[honest.abe]

1. Maybe they are finally getting to the late mail-in voting ballots which should trend to Biden.

If so we will see a consistent gradual closing of the gap.

[still_one]

8. I was one of those mail-in voters

[honest.abe]

12. Well done!

[still_one]

18. California always takes a long time, not only because of the size, but also to insure all votes are

counted, including provisional ballots

[FreeState]

13. Me too! n/t

[still_one]

19. +++

[Dem2theMax]

26. Me too!

GO JOE!!

[onecaliberal]

36. My husband was too.

[sheshe2]

51. I read yesterday they will be counted through Friday.

The mailing due date was 03/03/2020. Lots of votes left to count.

[C Moon]

22. I knew that was going to happen. I too was one of those who thought Biden was done after Iowa.

I ended up siding with Biden by election time. But if I would have voted early, I probably would have voted otherwise.

[DownriverDem]

31. Michigan allows a correction

For folks who voted already they can go to the City Clerk's office and request a new ballot. Their first ballot will be spoiled and they will get a new one. I dropped off two ballots for Biden yesterday. Go Joe!

[llmart]

34. Yep.

We have to make sure the word gets out in Michigan that people have until 4 PM on Monday to revote

I just turned a new ballot in for Joe after having already turned in my ballot for Elizabeth. Easy as pie to revote. I live in a tiny township and there were three women ahead of me requesting new ballots also.

[PatSeg]

2. Every day is full of surprises

I've never seen anything like it!

[Blue_true]

49. What I think happened.

After Bernie won Nevada and it looked like he had a good chance of winning South Carolina, whispered plans for "purges" of the Democratic Party echelon began to filter out from Sanders supporters. I also don't think they had any respect for the role African Americans play in the Democratic Party. That caused the hair to stand up on the backs of loyal rank and file democrats, especially African Americans in South Carolina who saw "experts" claim that they would become mere window dressing on Sanders' march to the nomination. Basically too much gasoline of anger had been poured around by Sanders supporters and talking heads, Jim Clyburn lit the match, knowing those Sanders supporters and pundits had doused themselves and not the people that were to be ruled over and pulled toward a narrow viewpoint by a victorious Sanders.

[PatSeg]

55. Interesting

Sounds like the campaign was destroying itself and perhaps didn't value the importance of the African American vote nearly as much as it should have. Without their support, a Democratic candidate can't possibly win.

Then going to war with the "establishment" was insane. That would include too many long time Democrats.

[Blue_true]

56. Sanders seem to have a transactional relationship with African Americans.

Biden appears to have a relationship that has endured through the good and the bad. Biden goes to important historical remembrances because being there is morally important, Sanders seem to go only if being there gains him some type of advantage. Big difference in perspective.

[PatSeg]

60. Good overview

I hadn't thought of it that way, but it appears to be true.

Though Bernie does draw big crowds, I think he has some really poor political instincts. Until he ran for president, most of his political experience was running in the small population state of Vermont. I'm not sure he was prepared for the national stage. Add to that the people he hired to run his campaign. Once again poor political instincts, in spite of a compelling message.

[OhZone]

3. Yes we can! ha

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[Cha]

11. YES WE CAN! Perfecto, OhZone!

[OhZone]

15. Ha! Thank you! :)

[relayerbob]

25. Perfect!

[OhZone]

29. Thanks! :)

[ehrnst]

28. Brilliant!!!

[OhZone]

30. Yes, I am proud of it! ha

[DownriverDem]

32. I sure hope

Bernie doesn't get the nomination because I have a real problem with him using the Democratic Party to run. He's a user and his supporters just don't get it.

[Farmer-Rick]

41. It's because Bernie is the most liberal candidate to run in years

The Democratic party is the liberal party.

[Historic NY]

44. Actually there was a Liberal Party in NY ....

there isn't much any more because they began nomination people like Rudy Guliani, then started endorsing Republicans and conservatives it shot itself in the foot.

[Farmer-Rick]

47. Giuliani liberal?

Sounds like they were just pretending.

[Historic NY]

48. They were hijacked by they same kind of thinking thats tugging at the Democratic Party....

behind the masks they aren't Democrats.

[Blue_true]

50. They would make one of their first orders of business gutting the party

super-structure. They see that as blocks to what they want. They view rank and file democrats with suspicion, people to be overraned and taken over by Sanders revolutionary army of new and old supporters.

They just don't get that those DNC people that they so despise are everyday people that have put in years of shoe leather for the party, foregoing family events and spending their own money in many cases to buttress the bedrock principles of the Democratic Party, those people and the rank and file democrats who vote them into state party Democratic Party slots were not going to allow themselves to be overrun.

[BootinUp]

39. Agreed!

[sheshe2]

52. Dayum!!!!!

I LOVE THIS!

[Zambero]

4. Bodes well for upcoming Washington state

[Thekaspervote]

5. early votes were counted first- pre SC Joementum was not full swing. There's going to be more

[R B Garr]

7. ++++ Yes!

[R B Garr]

6. Awesome! It's pretty clear Biden would have won if not for the Pete/Amy vote split, not

to mention Bloomberg, of course.

[deurbano]

23. Many Warren voters in SF (like me) would have gone to Biden over Sanders.

I think Sanders' supporters are seriously delusional about that.

[DonaldsRump]

9. Great news! Do you have a link to the map on Politico?

Was looking but couldn't find it.

Appreciation in advance.

[Lulu KC]

16. +1

googling, googling, googling

[Lulu KC]

20. but there's this--if you can get past the paywall

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-california-president-democrat-primary-election.html

[DownriverDem]

35. What his supporters don't know

is that Congress will never pass Bernie's plans. He is lying to his supporters and they don't even know it.

[Lulu KC]

37. Agreed

And seriously, I just don't get it.
If the last year hasn't illustrated the importance of House and Senate, what could?

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

27. Here is an interactive map with no paywall.

https://www.kcra.com/article/election-results-california-2020-presidential-primary-map/31215529#

[MustLoveBeagles]

57. Thank you for this

And I love your screen name

[SunSeeker]

58. Thank you! Great info at link!

[Cha]

10. YAY Marin and Solano!

[LizBeth]

14. I haven't check for a day. I will go have another look.

[Control-Z]

17. Where are you looking?

Can you give us the link?

Thanks!

[NBachers]

21. San Francisco Joe voter here- Plus, I got to vote for Nancy!

Doin’ what I can to do what I can

[Moderateguy]

43. Did Susan Sarandon's opposition make her lose the primary

I cannot seem to find the results that are not behind a paywall

[musette_sf]

24. Voted for Joe in San Mateo

and also for Jackie Speier!

[Dream Girl]

33. Me too!

[amuse bouche]

38. Nice

[Farmer-Rick]

40. I thought the voting booths all closed last night at 8pm despite the huge lines.

[Blue_true]

53. In most states, if people are in line, no matter how long the line, they vote.

An election official stands at the end of the line to tell walk ups who are not in line by poll closing time that they are too late.

[sheshe2]

54. I may be wrong.

I have read in the past, you are in line when the polls close, you get to vote.

[oasis]

42. "Energy and excitement" yes, and it's for Joe.

DEMOCRAT

[lucca18]

45. I am a proud Marin County resident who voted for Biden!

[NBachers]

46. This thread is like a great big party together!

[Cha]

59. Cheers!