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highplainsdem

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30. He doesn't have to be. People like and trust him because he's Joe Biden.

Reply to Bradshaw3 (Reply #29)

Wed Aug 28, 2019, 11:45 AM

Aug 2019

I haven't seen ANY indication that any of the black voters who support Biden have him confused with Obama.

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

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Polls: A reminder from 2007/08 [View all] crazytown Aug 2019 OP

Way too much attention being paid to polls right now mcar Aug 2019 #1

Agree 100%. n/t MBS Aug 2019 #19

That's for sure. Knowing that, can't help checking Hortensis Aug 2019 #26

Good reminder FoxNewsSucks Aug 2019 #2

Yes, we need a proud member of the Democratic Party as our nominee. elocs Aug 2019 #40

Like who? FoxNewsSucks Sep 2019 #41

+1 myohmy2 Sep 2019 #42

Gee, are they running? No, but plenty of good Democrats are. elocs Sep 2019 #43

The pattern will of course be repeated BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #3

Iowa is critically dependent on the ground game. crazytown Aug 2019 #8

Someone here posted philf99 Aug 2019 #4

That is correct. MBS Aug 2019 #18

I don't see anyone at all like Obama among the candidates trailing Biden. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #5

+100,000,000,000 Skya Rhen Aug 2019 #6

And I didn't see a 76-YO HRC making one verbal misstep after another in 2007 BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #7

I suggest you google highplainsdem Aug 2019 #13

I remember a very sure-footed candidate who killed it in the debates BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #23

"An Obama-level candidate was the only way she could lose" crazytown Aug 2019 #28

Obama didn't become 'Obama' until after Iowa. crazytown Aug 2019 #9

Unless you think Harris or Booker can win in Iowa and that victory will suddenly highplainsdem Aug 2019 #11

I have no doubt VP Biden is in the 'box seat' crazytown Aug 2019 #14

I agree that the future remains to be written, and we can still see an upset, maybe a series of highplainsdem Aug 2019 #21

Disclosure - I have one big wish for Iowa crazytown Aug 2019 #24

I don't expect Sanders to drop out even if he loses badly in Iowa. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author crazytown Aug 2019 #27

I think the only possibility is Harris. honest.abe Aug 2019 #16

I don't see Biden being like Obama at all Bradshaw3 Aug 2019 #29

He doesn't have to be. People like and trust him because he's Joe Biden. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #30

There is THAT glaring difference. NT emmaverybo Aug 2019 #31

I do! jcgoldie Aug 2019 #35

The 'Game Over' meme isn't very effective Ponietz Aug 2019 #10

Except ... Vegas Roller Aug 2019 #12

From memory crazytown Aug 2019 #15

My statement stands Vegas Roller Aug 2019 #17

And as I said, that phenomenon was not predicted (at all) by the polls up to Iowa crazytown Aug 2019 #20

Thanks. Timely and appropriate reminder. n/t MBS Aug 2019 #22

As your graph shows - it was essentially a two-person race between Hillary and Obama nationally. Drunken Irishman Aug 2019 #32

Of course polls don't matter... until they validate our own desires. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #33

... crazytown Aug 2019 #34

Every election has variables treestar Aug 2019 #36

Last Three Cycles from RealClearPolitics LincolnRossiter Aug 2019 #37

No frontrunner lead as clearly as HRC in 2007 crazytown Aug 2019 #38

Well the fact that it's only 3/5 (though 3/3 during the last three primaries) demonstrates that LincolnRossiter Aug 2019 #39