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pnwmom

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6. I'm using them to demonstrate the phenomenon of dark horse candidates,
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 04:46 PM
Apr 2019

and why it matters that it's still a year and a half till the election.

A lot can change once the primaries and debates begin.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
the media made trump the favorite with in months as he was given special treatment and free PR beachbum bob Apr 2019 #1
Eventually that happened. But it hadn't happened by the spring four years ago. pnwmom Apr 2019 #2
Joe is going to be the nominee . And that is a good thing. He will beat Trump. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #4
I recall trump getting free time on all the cable networks and that propelled him beachbum bob Apr 2019 #5
He was given lots of room to run, covered as an entertainer, readily accessible Justice Apr 2019 #9
Trump had a media strategy, the others did not. marylandblue Apr 2019 #13
You're using the Republicans as an example of how we will vote? LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #3
I'm using them to demonstrate the phenomenon of dark horse candidates, pnwmom Apr 2019 #6
And Hillary was the favorite to win in 2008. BlueStater Apr 2019 #7
There were only a handful of candidates who tried. That election was not like this one. n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #8
I'm agreeing with you. BlueStater Apr 2019 #10
The mood seems to have shifted hurl Apr 2019 #12
+1 marylandblue Apr 2019 #14
GOP voters don't want government LuvLoogie Apr 2019 #11
You make a solid point. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #15
Not a fair comparison NYMinute Apr 2019 #16
Beto is one of the dark horses that could upend the primaries. It's way too early pnwmom Apr 2019 #18
#1, that would be Sanders -- yesterday. ucrdem Apr 2019 #17
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