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TwilightZone

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2. Sanders has 100% name recognition, as well.
Tue May 21, 2019, 10:37 PM
May 2019

It's not the only factor influencing the polls.

I do agree that it's quite early. Anything can happen.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Now, More Than Ever, We Need His 50-State Strategy corbettkroehler May 2019 #1
Howard Dean is a great Democrat. mobeau69 May 2019 #3
That was no gaffe. It was an engineered hit job. hedda_foil May 2019 #18
Without it the story would have been just as bad. It would have been Kerry's win and his implosion. karynnj May 2019 #24
This. Fact. mahina May 2019 #28
He did not lose because of that. He lost Iowa 38 to 18, when people expected him to win karynnj May 2019 #22
The only way to retake the Senate is to convince qualified people to run. TwilightZone May 2019 #4
Agreed - And The 50-State Strategy Would Help Build The Bench Of Candidates corbettkroehler May 2019 #5
We just won the house using a 50 state strategy. GulfCoast66 May 2019 #9
Thrilled With The Victory But Florida Does Not Number Within The 50 States corbettkroehler May 2019 #30
Not as bleak as often portrayed. GulfCoast66 May 2019 #33
Perez seems to be taking BlueMTexpat May 2019 #27
Beto has that kind of strategy Indygram May 2019 #32
Sanders has 100% name recognition, as well. TwilightZone May 2019 #2
It's never just one factor and a lot can happen. mobeau69 May 2019 #6
Oh, I know it's never just one factor. TwilightZone May 2019 #8
I was agreeing with you. I just quoted Howard and, in his defense, mobeau69 May 2019 #10
And he knows better, of course. TwilightZone May 2019 #11
The debates will be huge and the people of Iowa can surprise the pundits. nt mobeau69 May 2019 #12
Ugh, Iowa. TwilightZone May 2019 #13
Most of the people around Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines mobeau69 May 2019 #15
Not that different than 2008, where Clinton had a similar lead karynnj May 2019 #25
There weren't two dozen Dems in the race. TwilightZone May 2019 #31
There were over a dozen karynnj May 2019 #36
Oh, yeah, keep talking MoBeau69 ... that was really hot, right there ... mr_lebowski May 2019 #17
If only. smirkymonkey May 2019 #19
I do think name recognition has a lot to do with both Biden & Sanders leads. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #7
It'll be a lot closer than the early polls are showing. mobeau69 May 2019 #14
Psssst... Honeycombe8 May 2019 #26
You guys and Dean of course have to be right that Biden Hortensis May 2019 #38
Can't blame Howard for conjuring up a horserace. Candidates who hold oasis May 2019 #16
Nobody knows more about losing early leads than Howard Dean. marylandblue May 2019 #39
I've never seen an ounce of bitterness from Howard Dean about oasis May 2019 #41
I haven't seen any either. But he must have been very disappointed. marylandblue May 2019 #42
Another consolation thread for someone who is cratering nt NYMinute May 2019 #20
I think... myohmy2 May 2019 #21
i would bet on Beto being the one JI7 May 2019 #23
Maybe. He's not showing much in the polls thus far. KPN May 2019 #29
I don't think we can really rely on polling after 2016 Indygram May 2019 #35
Valid points. We'll see re Beto I guess. KPN May 2019 #40
They won't be in the debates if they don't show up in the polls. MrsCoffee May 2019 #34
He knows that. So, obviously, he was referring to those who are polling mobeau69 May 2019 #37
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