The Biden revival is also beginning to look like a Democratic tour de force

[UncleNoel]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biden-goes-from-rags-to-riches-181325203.html

Biden goes from rags to riches
Rick Newman, Senior Columnist, Yahoo FinanceMarch 5, 2020

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Biden’s presidential bid was moribund and broke heading into the Feb. 29 primary in South Carolina, with poor showings in all three prior elections. Then Biden broke through with a thunderclap win that drove competitors from the race and led to a pile of Super Tuesday victories on March 3. Biden has overtaken Bernie Sanders to become the Democratic frontrunner and assuage fears of a failed socialist revolution. Biden’s revival has been so dramatic critics would call it treacly and unrealistic if this were a Hollywood film.

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The Biden revival is also beginning to look like a Democratic tour de force. Just two months ago, the Democratic primaries seemed a shambolic mess, with too many candidates bickering over ancient grievances and trivial policy differences in almost unwatchable debates. The entrance of the multibillionaire Bloomberg into the race triggered Sanders’ and Elizabeth Warren’s class warfare impulses, leading to more interparty attacks rather than a unified assault on Trump.

Now, the once-disorderly Democrats are becoming remarkably unified, avoiding the multi-lane free-for-all that allowed Trump to win the 2016 Republican nomination. Moderates have quickly closed ranks around Biden, who may now be the best-funded candidate in history, if Bloomberg does his bidding. It’s still a two-man race, with Sanders likely to remain competitive. But Sanders’ main advantage has been a handful of moderates splitting that part of the vote, while he gets most of the liberal tally. That advantage has evaporated. Moderates still outnumber liberals in the Democratic primaries, and with all of their vote going to Biden, Sanders is in trouble.

It goes on to say that Biden is not witout flaws but Sanders is even more flawed.

The Biden movement is in full force. Come on board Liz, Harris and Booker!

[Cha]

1. Outstanding! Biden did have James Costas, though.. Before SC..

"I’ve supported several of the candidates who have been up on the debate stage with him,” Costos said. “Now this has come to a point where this in my hometown. And I need to go ahead and support Joe Biden.”

Costos said two issues in particular drove him to back Biden in the race: Biden’s commitment to fighting piracy in the entertainment industry, which he witnessed while serving as ambassador to Spain, and Biden’s early endorsement of gay marriage in 2012.

Link to tweet

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/28/joe-biden-hollywood-fundraiser-118192

Mahalo for this, Noel!

[UncleNoel]

2. Hey, Cha! The Biden movement in in full sway. Now on to Michigan and the others.

Next step:

[Cha]

5. A Tour de Force.. Excellent Description!

[question everything]

3. "flaws?" Sander is a divider, Biden is a unifier

[gristy]

4. The author of this piece fails to give credit to Buttigieg and Klobuchar for their withdrawal and

subsequent endorsement of Biden. That was the #1 contributor to Biden's surge IMO.

[abqtommy]

6. Meanwhile, tRUMP's campaign is the usual tour de FARCE!