Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

rockfordfile

(8,731 posts)
18. Nope
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 07:36 PM
Feb 2020

Nope the economy was fine in 2016.

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

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

I'm a committed pessimist. But I lean towards "harder to beat" EXCEPT MH1 Feb 2020 #1
harder ibegurpard Feb 2020 #2
the blue wave is still ongoing , combined with never trumpers who are not going to vote. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #3
I take no bets frazzled Feb 2020 #4
We ain't in Kansas any more, for sure. JudyM Feb 2020 #14
You didn't beat him last time. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #5
No, the swing state numbers have to be outside of MOE to beat Trump. Biden only does that uponit7771 Feb 2020 #6
Didn't we just have this conversation? ;-) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #9
Yes we did, save MI Sanders is within MOE in swing states where as Biden has more states. uponit7771 Feb 2020 #11
re: "save MI Sanders is within MOE in swing states" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #17
That's not the 3 month avg, Sanders Fl avg now in RCP is .3 that's losing to an incumbent. uponit7771 Feb 2020 #20
It'll be hard unless the economy crashes. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #7
Nope rockfordfile Feb 2020 #18
Right, and the margins were bad enough in the wrong places that Trump was hard to beat then, too. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #19
You forgot one: Russians. Squinch Feb 2020 #8
We had Russian interference last time, and we'll probably have Russian interference this time. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #10
It's going to be a lot worse and a lot more blatant this time. There is nothing stopping them. Squinch Feb 2020 #12
Because of Bernie's popularity, Sloumeau Feb 2020 #13
If Bernie is the candidate, there are other pros and cons specific to him... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #21
He is generally 10 to 15% less popular than when he was sworn in Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #15
It is always harder to beat a sitting president, Can be done of course. patricia92243 Feb 2020 #16
Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»Democratic Primaries»Will Trump be easier or h...»Reply #18