Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: What is happening with Elizabeth Warren? [View all]blm
(113,044 posts)the last 2mo.obsessively pushing fear and insisting on the need for moderate candidates even over traditional policy goals of the Dem party going back to FDR.
Cillizza proving once again that hes more douche than analyst. The money guys got scared when her numbers went up and have directed their media monkeys to tear down Warren. Cillizza is more than happy to oblige.
https://www.gq.com/story/political-pundits-moderate-obsession?
Buttigieg is dominating the debate, tweeted CNNs Chris Cillizza, who declared Buttigieg the top winner and Warren the number one loser in his post-debate rankings. (Cillizza previously declared Buttigieg the hottest candidate in the 2020 race back in March, right before Buttigieg flatlined and Warren surged.) Panelists on cable news joined the chorus: I sort of call it a revenge of the pragmatic moderates, who I think really came out in full force," Democratic strategist Adrienne Elrod enthused on MSNBC. Many major news outlets anointed Buttigieg the winner and Warren a loser.
Voters took a different view. In FiveThirtyEights post-debate panel, Warren netted the highest overall score and outperformed all other candidates among voters most concerned about electability. Buttigieg made modest gains relative to his starting point, but they were more muted than the punditrys reaction suggested. The polls conducted after the debate showed no significant change in the state of the race. As one summary put it, Warren faced an uptick in broadsides from her opponents in Tuesdays Democratic presidential debate, but it did not impact her standing among the partys primary voters.
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Then the drumbeats became louder and constant. Cillizza knows. Hes one of the lead monkeys, after all. Just like he was in 2016.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden