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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The 2020 Election Will Be Decided By The Independent Voters [View all]louis c
(8,652 posts)28. These middle of the road Independents are closer to status quo voters...
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...the last two weeks of the election made Hillary look like a riskier pick than Trump. I know that it's hard to believe in hindsight, but that Comey letter was devastating. A lot of committed Sanders voters felt like they got cheated in the primaries and the Russians and Cambridge Analytica weren't going to let them forget it. Stein was waiting to help Putin and create that alternative.
Right now, Trump is ripe to be beat. All we need is a candidate that makes that 15% to 20% of Independents (3% to 4% of the total GE voters) feel comfortable and Trump is out. All I want is to defeat Trump in 2020.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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I love Kamala, but I have no qualms about the strength Joe could bring leading the ticket.
bearsfootball516
Mar 2019
#1
I agree with the basic premise, but think Biden/Booker is an even stronger ticket for the win.
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#2
...which primarily involved winning with moderate candidates in swing districts.
brooklynite
Mar 2019
#4
Like here in CA where 5 great liberal newcomers swept the GOP out of the House in Orange County.
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#5
That 18 points is life or death in politics. And those are the voters that decide elections...
louis c
Mar 2019
#13
And if you focus on appealing, or at least not offending/alarming the 18% swing voters
Fiendish Thingy
Mar 2019
#15
Oh, I agree. If the people who don't get everything they want stay home, like they did in 2016...
louis c
Mar 2019
#18
Perhaps because they preferred the populist aspect of his message to the more incremental pitch
JudyM
Mar 2019
#27
I agree that 80% of Independents are really committed to one side or the other...
louis c
Mar 2019
#14