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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: IPSOS/Reuters Poll: Biden 23%, Sanders 20%, Warren 15%, Bloomberg 8%, Buttigieg 7% [View all]Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)24. First, let me clarify something.
I did not say that being strong in the South was a guarantee of a Democrat winning. What I was saying that it is almost impossible to win without being strong in the South. I have heard many people say that Black Americans are the backbone of the Democratic Party, but I don't think that many Democrats truly understand why that is. They are because without them we have no chance of winning in the South, plus we have no chance of winning in the Rustbelt. Without them, we don't win in many of the urban centers that we need to balance out the rural areas where we tend not to win. Try to find a Democrat who won the general election who did not have very strong support in the South among Black Americans. I cannot find one from 1932 on.
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IPSOS/Reuters Poll: Biden 23%, Sanders 20%, Warren 15%, Bloomberg 8%, Buttigieg 7% [View all]
TexasTowelie
Jan 2020
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When independents are added in, Bernie has a 2 point lead over Biden. This is a national poll. nt
Doremus
Jan 2020
#2
Ntl poll avg RCP: Biden 29.3 sanders 20.3 EW 14.8 538 Ntl: Biden 27.6 sanders 18.4 EW 16
Thekaspervote
Jan 2020
#3
Al Gore won the south, won the popular vote, and was cheated out of the electoral college
Sloumeau
Jan 2020
#21
Iowa only represents 54 delegates out of 4300.. proportionally distributed
getagrip_already
Jan 2020
#31
I keep saying.. as one who has participated in caucuses in CO, people are persuadable.
hlthe2b
Jan 2020
#19
I'm trying to understand the poll. Serious question - can someone explain the results
Nanjeanne
Jan 2020
#27
I understand but that doesn't answer my question about how Biden is 23% and Sanders is 20%. If you
Nanjeanne
Jan 2020
#36
I'm not sweating anything. It's just that the polling breakdowns don't make sense.
Nanjeanne
Jan 2020
#41