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Laelth

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5. This poll demonstrates what I think we saw coming out of Iowa.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 11:08 AM
Feb 2020

For Democrats on the left Mayor Pete is the preferred center-lane candidate.

Keep in mind that Iowa is not a liberal state, but that Iowa Democrats tend to be very liberal. Also keep in mind that the caucus system attracts the most committed citizens because it takes a lot of energy and dedication to caucus. As such, we should see the Iowa results as a reflection of the more liberal wing of the Democratic Party. Iowa caucuses do not, in any way, reflect the majority or the "center" of the Democratic Party.

For its part, Democratic Underground is quite liberal compared to the party as a whole, so it should not surprise us to find that DU's liberals like Mayor Pete (as our preferred center-lane candidate). Once the less-liberal people in the party get a vote in the primaries, a different center-lane candidate may take the lead. I see Mayor Pete as the left's preferred center-laner.

-Laelth

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

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