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Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: So many of the anti-Bernie attacks are about what "other people" will think. [View all]uponit7771
(91,048 posts)27. Wiki narrows it to 4 and the last 3 months Sanders isn't beating Biden vs Trump, Ohio is lost imho
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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So many of the anti-Bernie attacks are about what "other people" will think. [View all]
DanTex
Feb 2020
OP
Sanders has no historical swing state appeal outside of MOE, Biden has the most
uponit7771
Feb 2020
#1
I'm confused, are you looking for really historical or for recent? But either way...
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#7
Oh, he rarely bests Biden. That wasn't the criteria I was looking at, because...
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#18
There's no historical data, last 3 months where Sanders is beating Trump beyond MOE or
uponit7771
Feb 2020
#19
MOST of the swing states? How many, and which ones? More qualifiers! But to start...
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#20
Ah, the whole shebang! I was focussed on the big three that would have made a difference in 2016.
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#26
Wiki narrows it to 4 and the last 3 months Sanders isn't beating Biden vs Trump, Ohio is lost imho
uponit7771
Feb 2020
#27
Right, I've never contested that "Sanders isn't beating Biden vs Trump" only that...
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#29
Don't have to be at top of ticket Biden best all candidates in swing states against Red Don ...
uponit7771
Feb 2020
#17
Maybe now but Swing state polling goes back to pre primary post convention. Sanders isn't
uponit7771
Feb 2020
#33
Better than what? luke warm? Again, snapshot data doesn't count. If there was a 3 month ...
uponit7771
Feb 2020
#35
That 2/3 is more than feel that way about Biden, Bloomberg, or ANY other candidate.
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#10
If he's doing THAT poorly among Democrats... he doesn't stand a chance in the General Election.
NurseJackie
Feb 2020
#11
Look at those numbers again., He is NOT doing that poorly among Dems, because...
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#12
If you're not going to vote for anyone unless more than 2/3 of Dems are comfortable with them...
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#15
"Other people" are the people I had to turn out when I was a Party Ward Committeeman...
brooklynite
Feb 2020
#13