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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: 10 days that reshaped the Democratic presidential race [View all]TwilightZone
(28,833 posts)52. Yeah, I noticed it in one of their articles.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-biden-hasnt-exactly-collapsed-since-new-hampshire/
"Ever since he finished fourth in Iowa, Biden has no longer been the favorite in South Carolina, according to our model. Sanders currently has a 1 in 2 (47 percent) chance of winning South Carolina, while Biden has a 2 in 5 (37 percent) shot. However, part of the reason our model has Sanders as the favorite is that it thinks Biden could drop out before South Carolina even votes. In the scenarios where Biden is still in the race come Feb. 29, though, he is probably still favored in the Palmetto State."
"Ever since he finished fourth in Iowa, Biden has no longer been the favorite in South Carolina, according to our model. Sanders currently has a 1 in 2 (47 percent) chance of winning South Carolina, while Biden has a 2 in 5 (37 percent) shot. However, part of the reason our model has Sanders as the favorite is that it thinks Biden could drop out before South Carolina even votes. In the scenarios where Biden is still in the race come Feb. 29, though, he is probably still favored in the Palmetto State."
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This is because Democratic presidents have only two years with a Democratic Congress
question everything
Mar 2020
#31
Right. On these pages I expressed my wish for Kennedy to resign to fill his position
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Mar 2020
#54
No One Can Win Dem Nomination Without AA Support - Pete, Amy and Liz Were Getting Less Than 5%
Indykatie
Mar 2020
#22
And here Bernie thought it was going to be a Ten Days That Shook the World type revolution.
betsuni
Mar 2020
#10
And this is where I disagree: Sanders should have never been the "undisputed front runner"
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Mar 2020
#28
Agree. It looked grim. But to consider 50 delegates out of 1990 was, in my opinion
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Mar 2020
#33