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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Polls: A reminder from 2007/08 [View all]MBS
(9,688 posts)18. That is correct.
At the 2004 convention, I remember James Carville recalling that at about this time 16 years ago, Kerry "was not only toast, but buttered on both sides." Things only started to change in mid-late fall.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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And I didn't see a 76-YO HRC making one verbal misstep after another in 2007
BeyondGeography
Aug 2019
#7
Unless you think Harris or Booker can win in Iowa and that victory will suddenly
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#11
I agree that the future remains to be written, and we can still see an upset, maybe a series of
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#21
And as I said, that phenomenon was not predicted (at all) by the polls up to Iowa
crazytown
Aug 2019
#20
As your graph shows - it was essentially a two-person race between Hillary and Obama nationally.
Drunken Irishman
Aug 2019
#32
Well the fact that it's only 3/5 (though 3/3 during the last three primaries) demonstrates that
LincolnRossiter
Aug 2019
#39