Democratic Primaries

marble falls

(57,080 posts) Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:21 PM Feb 2020

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

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To be honest... FarPoint Feb 2020 #1

I read a lot less than I used to. I'm also tired of the doomsters. marble falls Feb 2020 #2

That'll leave you with about 6%*. Exclude Sanders and it should leave you with 89.7%* to still read. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #3

Those numbers might be close to the truth. marble falls Feb 2020 #4

Yeah, those calculations aren't *that* rough. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #5

Welcome to front-runner status. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #6

Anti-Sanders bias has dominated DU for 5 years. No other candidate comes close. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #7

well this is not independent undergound now is it? nt msongs Feb 2020 #8

FarPoint

(12,351 posts)

1. To be honest...

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:41 PM

Feb 2020

I can hardly read DU threads....It always gets " rough" during Primaries at DU...but now knowing how Russian Invasion" is successfully attacking/ infiltrating all media sources...I just barely read anything...

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

marble falls

(57,080 posts)

2. I read a lot less than I used to. I'm also tired of the doomsters.

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:44 PM

Feb 2020

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

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

3. That'll leave you with about 6%*. Exclude Sanders and it should leave you with 89.7%* to still read.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:44 PM

Feb 2020

*rough calculations

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

marble falls

(57,080 posts)

4. Those numbers might be close to the truth.

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:47 PM

Feb 2020

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

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

5. Yeah, those calculations aren't *that* rough.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:50 PM

Feb 2020

Of course, if the same rules were applied for Sanders as the others, a majority of posts in this forum would be removed.

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

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

6. Welcome to front-runner status.

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:57 PM

Feb 2020

When Biden was the front-runner, it was all Biden all the time for months, starting before he even formally annouced. When Warren was briefly the front-runner, Sanders supporters turned on her to a significant - and quite vehement - degree. When Pete looked like he might be a threat to Sanders in a couple of early states, reaction was similarly intense.

Welcome to the top of the leaderboard. Sanders isn't unique in this, nor is the criticism of him. He's facing what every front-runner in every cycle has faced. You probably don't see it that way because it's human nature to see what we want to see.

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

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

7. Anti-Sanders bias has dominated DU for 5 years. No other candidate comes close.

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #6)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 01:01 PM

Feb 2020

That's more than obvious to any observer.

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

msongs

(67,405 posts)

8. well this is not independent undergound now is it? nt

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #7)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 01:43 PM

Feb 2020

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