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Celerity

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9. Carter, Kennedy, FDR nt
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 12:23 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
What if SC and NV went first? [View all] evertonfc Feb 2020 OP
Probably Right Progressive2020 Feb 2020 #1
No objection but it won't stop NH from going first... brooklynite Feb 2020 #2
You do know the parties don't set primary dates right? (NT) ripcord Feb 2020 #3
That's not entirely true democrattotheend Feb 2020 #6
you're correct wyldwolf Feb 2020 #17
Accomodations can be made. SC and NV can move up even. No way should these two... brush Feb 2020 #10
Obama won Iowa and tied Hillary in delegates in NH back in 2008 Kaleva Feb 2020 #13
O was a "movement" candidate and '08 was a different time (optimistic and pre-trump.. brush Feb 2020 #14
The inability of AA candidates to get traction in diverse states ended their campaigns. Kaleva Feb 2020 #15
Maybe, or maybe the intense media scrutiny of low Iowa polling had something to do with that? brush Feb 2020 #18
Harris and Booker might still be in the race had black leaders supported them Kaleva Feb 2020 #21
AAs are susceptible to the effects of poor polling repeated endlessly by the media too. brush Feb 2020 #22
Oddly, Obama did very well in small all-white states in the 2008 primaries democrattotheend Feb 2020 #25
Yes, many AAs didn't come around at first as many were devoted Clintonistas. brush Feb 2020 #27
They are kind of big democrattotheend Feb 2020 #4
When was the last time a Democrat won a presidential election in South Carolina? Renew Deal Feb 2020 #5
Carter, Kennedy, FDR nt Celerity Feb 2020 #9
Yes. And that any state should predict our next President is wrong wisteria Feb 2020 #7
I'd be fine with NV but not SC. Ace Rothstein Feb 2020 #8
It's the primary not the general, and SC has a large AA voting base. Moving SC up would be a... brush Feb 2020 #11
So do Georgia and North Carolina ibegurpard Feb 2020 #12
As for Georgia, there's the blatant vote suppression factor, and SC as always been early. What's... brush Feb 2020 #16
That's why I suggested going with NC or GA in place of SC. Ace Rothstein Feb 2020 #23
And Georgia and NC are suddenl blue states? And you think SC will appreciated being brush Feb 2020 #24
Harris and Booker would still be in the race, and would be competitive candidates mcar Feb 2020 #19
Either way, an Iowa Caucus is a horrible way to start, IMO. n/t cynatnite Feb 2020 #20
Totally agree. Got to start primary voting season with a BANG! democratisphere Feb 2020 #26
We'd have a much more realistic portrait of how Democrats might vote in the general. calimary Feb 2020 #28
That would work in terms of a low cost media market, which helps out Malmsy Feb 2020 #29
BS would be in large trouble. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #30
NH is first more for the small size than the demographics Tarc Feb 2020 #31
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