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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Buttigieg is the one to beat in New Hampshire but Klobuchar also surges as voters weigh electability
By Todd J. Gillman5:25 PM on Feb 9, 2020
HANOVER, N.H. Like many New Hampshire Democrats on the eve of Tuesdays primary, Lisa Matthews is torn. She has an idealized agenda in mind for the next president. But more than anything, she wants that next president to be someone other than Donald Trump.
Elizabeth Warren was my first love, said Matthews, 65, a tax preparer from Lebanon, N.H., but its coming down to electability versus their policies. ... Most of all, I want somebody who can beat Trump.
Warren and Bernie Sanders: too radical? Joe Biden: too old? Pete Buttigieg: too young? Sen. Amy Klobuchar? The Minnesota senator could emerge as a Goldilocks candidate for voters seeking a tough moderate with enough time in Washington to know how it works but not so much that she has Hillary Clinton-sized baggage.
Amy may be that sweet spot, said Matthews, one of a number of voters who rushed from a Buttigieg rally in Lebanon to a Klobuchar rally 10 minutes away at Dartmouth College in Hanover -- due diligence before casting a ballot.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/02/09/buttigieg-is-the-one-to-beat-in-new-hampshire-but-klobuchar-also-surges-as-voters-weigh-electability/
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Buttigieg is the one to beat in New Hampshire but Klobuchar also surges as voters weigh electability (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Feb 2020
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Cha
(297,220 posts)1. hmmm.. we shall who emerges after
tons of speculation state by state.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)3. I don't think NH gets to decide for the nation.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,220 posts)4. Noooo or Caucusy Iowa..
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)5. Hah hah. Caucusy Iowa!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,220 posts)6. And, all the voters that leaves out of the process.
to changing it in 2024! :
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
krissey
(1,205 posts)2. Sound reasoning. I might be changing my choice back to Klobuchar.
I love Warren too.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
cerebrate2006
(32 posts)10. Rooting for Amy - our best bet
I have already switched from Warren to Klobuchar - Liz has great ideas but Amy is more electable. Both have brilliant minds - Klobuchar is Yale undergrad and U of Chicago law school grad with great Midwestern appeal. No baggage and no weaknesses. Im voting for anyone with a D after their name, but Amy is our best bet to beat the Ahole in the WH.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
krissey
(1,205 posts)11. If she can catch fire. I agree.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)12. "Electability" is
all too often in the mind of the beholder, as swayed by the pundits.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
C Moon
(12,213 posts)7. Tonight, I have moved my vote from Biden to Pete Buttigieg.
After seeing this post, I started watching his speeches, etc. and I think he could beat Trump.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Indepatriot
(1,253 posts)8. By what metric is Pete "the one to beat"?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TexasTowelie
(112,171 posts)9. The article says momentum.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)13. Amy
has zero path after NH. None. Even Biden, with a 5th place finish, has a path given the Demographics of the state's to follow.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden