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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: A serious question, why is Bloomberg helping Sanders? [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)1. LOL. He's not. He and his campaign are digging up whatever smears they can and posting them
on twitter and running anti-Bernie ads everywhere.
He's not helping Bernie, even indirectly. Having a crowded field hurts Bernie. If it were down to two candidates, Bernie would get a majority of the delegates. The anti-Bernie play is to try to split the vote in a bunch of pieces to prevent Bernie from getting a majority, and then use a brokered convention to nominate someone who has less pledged delegates than Bernie.
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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LOL. He's not. He and his campaign are digging up whatever smears they can and posting them
DanTex
Mar 2020
#1
It's not about being "entitled", it's just a question of whether the delegates and supers
DanTex
Mar 2020
#17
We aren't going to split...UNLESS it's you all splitting....then that's on you.
AncientGeezer
Mar 2020
#31
"it's just a question of whether the delegates and supers respect the will of the voters"
ehrnst
Mar 2020
#35
Glad to see you broach this. Lets say Bernie has 1791 pledged delegates (45%) for the first ballot,
Celerity
Mar 2020
#22
Pete just dropped out, so now Biden's chances have shot up to catch Bernie in terms of a plurality
Celerity
Mar 2020
#25
I don't believe it...I see those polls but I said I would vote for Bloomberg if Biden failed.
Demsrule86
Mar 2020
#42
Bloomberg is positioned to potentially take a lot of delegates on Super Tuesday
Algernon Moncrieff
Mar 2020
#21
Bloomberg IS smart. I believe he takes his shot on Super Tuesday and if that doesn't work
Blue_true
Mar 2020
#36