Apparently Bloomberg will be 'reassessing' his campaign tomorrow.
His ego is too big. He's hitting 15%+ in enough areas (everywhere?) to have a lot of leverage in a contested convention. He'll drop out in a few Tuesdays time.
Does he have leverage though? What's he going to do if Biden won't give him what he wants, give the nomination to Bernie???
Holding no side into the convention is a credible position. He'll have 10-20% of delegates, which is enough to enact concessions.
I'm not convinced he would get to the convention with that many delegates. He'll barely be in that range today, and surely his voters will fade away in future primaries given these results?
If it goes to a contested convention expect the bloodiest Democratic convention since 1968, especially if Sanders does not get it the left will then go berserk and the Democrats will enter a civil war
That depends how it's contested. There's a fraction of the left that's going to go berserk no matter what happens but if Bernie has fewer delegates than Biden, it won't matter that much if Biden is a little bit short of 50%.
It will because the left will protest across the convention and it will be chaos
They'll protest anyway, everybody will shout USA at them
Apparently Bloomberg will be 'reassessing' his campaign tomorrow.
His ego is too big. He's hitting 15%+ in enough areas (everywhere?) to have a lot of leverage in a contested convention. He'll drop out in a few Tuesdays time.
Does he have leverage though? What's he going to do if Biden won't give him what he wants, give the nomination to Bernie???
Holding no side into the convention is a credible position. He'll have 10-20% of delegates, which is enough to enact concessions.
I'm not convinced he would get to the convention with that many delegates. He'll barely be in that range today, and surely his voters will fade away in future primaries given these results?
If it goes to a contested convention expect the bloodiest Democratic convention since 1968, especially if Sanders does not get it the left will then go berserk and the Democrats will enter a civil war
That depends how it's contested. There's a fraction of the left that's going to go berserk no matter what happens but if Bernie has fewer delegates than Biden, it won't matter that much if Biden is a little bit short of 50%.
It will because the left will protest across the convention and it will be chaos
In primary after primary, Sanders is getting far fewer voters than in 2016.
Ugly attacks on Biden as well, getting the crowd to boo him.
Yesterday he described Biden as a good guy. What's he saying today ?
He's just reciting the greatest hits of his career - "voted against the Iraq war", "voted against the bankruptcy bill", "voted against cuts to social security" and then when he gets a cheer says "and the other senator in this race didn't" and waits for the crowd to boo. Trump owes him a beer.
Ugly attacks on Biden as well, getting the crowd to boo him.
Dismal speech, no class. Trumpian.
It is now going to get really nasty and a vicious battle potentially all the way to the convention, Sanders will either get the nomination or take the Democratic party down with him this campaign
Apparently Bloomberg will be 'reassessing' his campaign tomorrow.
His ego is too big. He's hitting 15%+ in enough areas (everywhere?) to have a lot of leverage in a contested convention. He'll drop out in a few Tuesdays time.
Does he have leverage though? What's he going to do if Biden won't give him what he wants, give the nomination to Bernie???
Holding no side into the convention is a credible position. He'll have 10-20% of delegates, which is enough to enact concessions.
I'm not convinced he would get to the convention with that many delegates. He'll barely be in that range today, and surely his voters will fade away in future primaries given these results?
If it goes to a contested convention expect the bloodiest Democratic convention since 1968, especially if Sanders does not get it the left will then go berserk and the Democrats will enter a civil war
That depends how it's contested. There's a fraction of the left that's going to go berserk no matter what happens but if Bernie has fewer delegates than Biden, it won't matter that much if Biden is a little bit short of 50%.
It will because the left will protest across the convention and it will be chaos
In primary after primary, Sanders is getting far fewer voters than in 2016.
Apparently Bloomberg will be 'reassessing' his campaign tomorrow.
His ego is too big. He's hitting 15%+ in enough areas (everywhere?) to have a lot of leverage in a contested convention. He'll drop out in a few Tuesdays time.
Does he have leverage though? What's he going to do if Biden won't give him what he wants, give the nomination to Bernie???
Holding no side into the convention is a credible position. He'll have 10-20% of delegates, which is enough to enact concessions.
I'm not convinced he would get to the convention with that many delegates. He'll barely be in that range today, and surely his voters will fade away in future primaries given these results?
If it goes to a contested convention expect the bloodiest Democratic convention since 1968, especially if Sanders does not get it the left will then go berserk and the Democrats will enter a civil war
That depends how it's contested. There's a fraction of the left that's going to go berserk no matter what happens but if Bernie has fewer delegates than Biden, it won't matter that much if Biden is a little bit short of 50%.
It will because the left will protest across the convention and it will be chaos
In primary after primary, Sanders is getting far fewer voters than in 2016.
That is the measure of his success.
There were only 2 candidates in 2016, Sanders is also likely to win the 2 biggest states in the nation tonight both of which Hillary won in 2016
Ugly attacks on Biden as well, getting the crowd to boo him.
Yesterday he described Biden as a good guy. What's he saying today ?
He's just reciting the greatest hits of his career - "voted against the Iraq war", "voted against the bankruptcy bill", "voted against cuts to social security" and then when he gets a cheer says "and the other senator in this race didn't" and waits for the crowd to boo. Trump owes him a beer.
I can't see that that's much different from what BIden and others have said about Sanders, really - it's not Trump, much more indirect.
Ugly attacks on Biden as well, getting the crowd to boo him.
Yesterday he described Biden as a good guy. What's he saying today ?
He's just reciting the greatest hits of his career - "voted against the Iraq war", "voted against the bankruptcy bill", "voted against cuts to social security" and then when he gets a cheer says "and the other senator in this race didn't" and waits for the crowd to boo. Trump owes him a beer.
I can't see that that's much different from what BIden and others have said about Sanders, really - it's not Trump, much more indirect.
The style of delivery was the Trumpian aspect - call and response, looking for boos, it was trash.
Apparently Bloomberg will be 'reassessing' his campaign tomorrow.
His ego is too big. He's hitting 15%+ in enough areas (everywhere?) to have a lot of leverage in a contested convention. He'll drop out in a few Tuesdays time.
Does he have leverage though? What's he going to do if Biden won't give him what he wants, give the nomination to Bernie???
Holding no side into the convention is a credible position. He'll have 10-20% of delegates, which is enough to enact concessions.
I'm not convinced he would get to the convention with that many delegates. He'll barely be in that range today, and surely his voters will fade away in future primaries given these results?
If it goes to a contested convention expect the bloodiest Democratic convention since 1968, especially if Sanders does not get it the left will then go berserk and the Democrats will enter a civil war
That depends how it's contested. There's a fraction of the left that's going to go berserk no matter what happens but if Bernie has fewer delegates than Biden, it won't matter that much if Biden is a little bit short of 50%.
It will because the left will protest across the convention and it will be chaos
In primary after primary, Sanders is getting far fewer voters than in 2016.
That is the measure of his success.
Biden is getting fewer votes than Clinton got in 2016, you think both him and Sanders are having a poor night?
Apparently Bloomberg will be 'reassessing' his campaign tomorrow.
His ego is too big. He's hitting 15%+ in enough areas (everywhere?) to have a lot of leverage in a contested convention. He'll drop out in a few Tuesdays time.
Does he have leverage though? What's he going to do if Biden won't give him what he wants, give the nomination to Bernie???
Holding no side into the convention is a credible position. He'll have 10-20% of delegates, which is enough to enact concessions.
I'm not convinced he would get to the convention with that many delegates. He'll barely be in that range today, and surely his voters will fade away in future primaries given these results?
If it goes to a contested convention expect the bloodiest Democratic convention since 1968, especially if Sanders does not get it the left will then go berserk and the Democrats will enter a civil war
That depends how it's contested. There's a fraction of the left that's going to go berserk no matter what happens but if Bernie has fewer delegates than Biden, it won't matter that much if Biden is a little bit short of 50%.
It will because the left will protest across the convention and it will be chaos
In primary after primary, Sanders is getting far fewer voters than in 2016.
That is the measure of his success.
Biden is getting fewer votes than Clinton got in 2016, you think both him and Sanders are having a poor night?
Is he? Virginia turnout is massively higher. As was the case in South Carolina. It seems like the black vote is showing up, which is great news for November.
Ugly attacks on Biden as well, getting the crowd to boo him.
Yesterday he described Biden as a good guy. What's he saying today ?
He's just reciting the greatest hits of his career - "voted against the Iraq war", "voted against the bankruptcy bill", "voted against cuts to social security" and then when he gets a cheer says "and the other senator in this race didn't" and waits for the crowd to boo. Trump owes him a beer.
I can't see that that's much different from what BIden and others have said about Sanders, really - it's not Trump, much more indirect.
The style of delivery was the Trumpian aspect - call and response, looking for boos, it was trash.
I think the comparisons between Trump and Sanders are over-egged, personally. Sanders is a 19th and early 20th century-style preacher populist, Trump is a much more twenty-first century creature.
Ugly attacks on Biden as well, getting the crowd to boo him.
Yesterday he described Biden as a good guy. What's he saying today ?
He's just reciting the greatest hits of his career - "voted against the Iraq war", "voted against the bankruptcy bill", "voted against cuts to social security" and then when he gets a cheer says "and the other senator in this race didn't" and waits for the crowd to boo. Trump owes him a beer.
He is deliberately not using Biden's name so Trump can't put it in attack ads.
Biden's speech isn't too bad. I really think he's improved at debates and speeches the last month or so, a lot sharper. Still not without his gaffes, but it is Joe Biden.
New York Times very close to making Sanders the favourite in Texas again. Gonna be close either way, but the narrative benefit of winning it is undeniable.
Sanders is surprisingly popular in Utah, which again points to his much longer lineage in populism than Trump - there he seems to be perceived by some as a community-values, quasi-religious figure against Trump's cynicism. Romney was the only Republican to vote for impeachment.
Strange how electorate after electorate keeps being offered socialism on a plate, and somehow mysteriously keeps turning the prospect down...
Not too strange. Individualism is very deeply ingrained since the 1980's. The under-40s are going to have to be as radically different as leftwingers claim them to be for that to significantly change.
Betfair under-round update. Six layable candidates still.
Biden 1.40 1.41 (clear fav, but too short?) Sanders 5.0 5.3 Clinton H 44 48 (yes, Hillary is now third favourite!) Bloomberg 60 80 (f*** Bloomberg!) Warren 140 180 Obama M 220 280 (she’s definitely not running either!)
Back prices for these six sum to 96.6%, still under-round but much better than it has been! Market rules say it settles on the candidate nominated by the Dem convention, not who eventually fights for the Presidential election, if it were to be different.
Ugly attacks on Biden as well, getting the crowd to boo him.
Dismal speech, no class. Trumpian.
It is now going to get really nasty and a vicious battle potentially all the way to the convention, Sanders will either get the nomination or take the Democratic party down with him this campaign
Something of a reverse ferret by you. You have been ramping Sanders as a shoe-in. Looks like you are going to be wrong, so you resort to hyperbole.
I know it’s hard for Trumptons like you, but really, there is no need for it.
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Ugly attacks on Biden as well, getting the crowd to boo him.
That is the measure of his success.
Sanders 32%
Bloomberg 18%
Warren 13%
Biden 11%
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-utah-president-democrat-primary-election.html
Massachusetts: 67% chance of a Biden win.
Maine: 62% chance of a Biden win.
Texas: 52% chance of a Biden win.
If she doesn't back out, there's going to be some truth in this tweet :
https://twitter.com/_MikeMoss/status/1235051904704688128
What do we call the day after Super Tuesday?
Biden 1.40 1.41 (clear fav, but too short?)
Sanders 5.0 5.3
Clinton H 44 48 (yes, Hillary is now third favourite!)
Bloomberg 60 80 (f*** Bloomberg!)
Warren 140 180
Obama M 220 280 (she’s definitely not running either!)
Back prices for these six sum to 96.6%, still under-round but much better than it has been!
Market rules say it settles on the candidate nominated by the Dem convention, not who eventually fights for the Presidential election, if it were to be different.
I know it’s hard for Trumptons like you, but really, there is no need for it.