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Proud liberal 80

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21. Again

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #18)

Tue Sep 8, 2020, 10:20 PM

Sep 2020

You are using presumptive wrong...Anyway, tell that to Biden ‘16, Cheney ‘08(yeah, I know they weren’t even running....but hell even Bush ‘88 had to fight in the Republican primary even though he was the “front runner” not “presumptive”....and if you go back over just the last 100 years to 1920 which would be 25 elections, the sitting VP only ran in 3 of those elections....’60 Nixon, ‘88 Bush, and ‘00 Gore....but I guess that is almost always...

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Why the fuck is Chris Cuomo talking abou "tightening poll numbers" on CNN right now? [View all] BigDemVoter Sep 2020 OP

To sell adds bottomofthehill Sep 2020 #1

Someone want to mini-stroke tRump's micropenis Blue Owl Sep 2020 #2

The numbers are baked in ....only 3% up for grabs Tribetime Sep 2020 #3

Yes, have seen several articles and polls that indicate the % of undecideds is very low Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #23

I've heard it all day on several shows and channels. tavernier Sep 2020 #4

That's what I'm thinking. No chance to ever get Cha Sep 2020 #8

Media's wet dream. They'll do their best to try and make it happen. Remember Hillary's emails? dem4decades Sep 2020 #5

They want polls to tighten . The media will mostly be hoping for a horse race from now on JI7 Sep 2020 #6

And we have a winner misanthrope Sep 2020 #10

He probably thinks that if Trump wins Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #7

I don't even think it is a given that Biden will run for re-election Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 #11

I don't think it's a given that he won't Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #13

How would Harris be the presumptive nominee Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 #17

The sitting VP is always the presumptive nominee Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #18

Again Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 #21

Let's not argue semantics Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #22

Because a 7-8 pt race nationally is boring for him and others BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #9

Now he has Rick Santorum on Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 #12

They need a horserace StarfishSaver Sep 2020 #14

C(o)NN is back to it's old trick$. Tommymac Sep 2020 #15

I checked out 538 and just don't see that this is supported at all. . . . . BigDemVoter Sep 2020 #16

So that you will watch him and be upset Yavin4 Sep 2020 #19

Princeton Election Consortium has Biden with 364 EV today. fierywoman Sep 2020 #20