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Democratic Primaries

BlueWI

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4. Biden needs to win the nomination to beat Trump.

Reply to DownriverDem (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 16, 2019, 12:41 PM

Jun 2019

Biden hasn't received a single vote yet for the nomination, and many of your fellow Democrats see the race differently than Biden supporters do.

Plus, the drop in support from the Democratic base in 2016 probably had more to do with the key losses than losing moderates. In Wisconsin in 2016, Clinton got over 200K less votes than Obama in 2012, Trump got about the same number of votes as Romney. We need a candidate that best excites the Democratic base to win, and it may not be Biden.

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

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New ChangeResearch poll for MINNESOTA has Warren leading Biden by 1 point (21-20) [View all] highplainsdem Jun 2019 OP

Wow.. good for Sen Warren Peacetrain Jun 2019 #1

I've edited the OP to note that Klobuchat getting 16% in MN, much higher than elsewhere, probably highplainsdem Jun 2019 #2

I support DownriverDem Jun 2019 #3

Biden needs to win the nomination to beat Trump. BlueWI Jun 2019 #4

Are you suggesting that Inslee is that "exciting candidate"? Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #6

Inslee is for me and some others. BlueWI Jun 2019 #9

And too much empty rhetoric flying around about some candidates being more "exciting" than.... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #12

I agree to a point. Many perceive Biden in the way you suggest BlueWI Jun 2019 #13

IOW, Biden doesn't "excite" YOU. And you can only speak for YOU, unless you have empirical data... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #14

I caution everyone to take these self selected "online polls" with a huge grain of salt. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #5

It's C+ rated. The SC poll I posted earlier today, with Biden with a wide lead, is a ChangeResearch highplainsdem Jun 2019 #7

There's nothing random about an online poll. One has to opt in to participate. C+ doesn't... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #8

it's not unusual for Klobuchar to be doing better in her state JI7 Jun 2019 #10

I would state the analysis differently karynnj Jun 2019 #11