Democratic Primaries

thesquanderer

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23. Of course. Like I said, "things also could change a lot over 6 months."

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:57 PM

Mar 2020

All you can do is consider the best info at hand at any given time.

Though also logically, there's no reason to believe that the candidate who does the best job at beating members of his/her own party is necessarily going to be the best candidate to put up against the leading candidate of the OTHER party, especially when it's even a different pool of voters.

Put differently, Trump was the Republican candidate who was best able to beat the other Republican candidates in 2016, so he was the nominee. I doubt too many people think Hillary would have been more successful if only she could have faced Jeb Bush or John Kasich. I think most probably feel they would have been even tougher candidates for the general. But the best candidate for you to put up against the other party's candidate in the general is, again, not always going to be the one who does best in your primaries.

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

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If Bernie Sanders Had The Same Lead That Biden Now Holds, [View all] MineralMan Mar 2020 OP

As would Bernie mcar Mar 2020 #1

I would too. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #2

Can you imagine the BS supporters liberal N proud Mar 2020 #3

Yes, of course. MineralMan Mar 2020 #4

They touted him as inevitable for having Codeine Mar 2020 #7

A few did when he won the first 3 states. treestar Mar 2020 #32

You're absolutey right. During the primary debates it seems some of we Democrats forgot ... marble falls Mar 2020 #5

Exactly. Thanks! MineralMan Mar 2020 #6

Am I wrong or have most of the Sanders supporters here NoMoreRepugs Mar 2020 #8

A big portion of them have come over to Biden, too. We need to heal some rifts here, not ... marble falls Mar 2020 #10

Personally, I've given it up as a lost cause TheFarseer Mar 2020 #28

I'm past the point of caring about Sanders anymore. The whole world knows its over. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #9

Sadly, the only impact Bernie can have now is to hurt Biden the same way he hurt Hillary... world wide wally Mar 2020 #11

And that is a very serious concern. It should concern all of us. MineralMan Mar 2020 #12

re:"A candidate who cannot win the primary race will not win in the General...it's that simple" thesquanderer Mar 2020 #13

Polls are not elections, and Hillary Clinton did Beat Trump MineralMan Mar 2020 #15

Point remains, ability to beat candidate X in your own party says *nothing* about... thesquanderer Mar 2020 #18

Possibilities in present do not equal reality in future delisen Mar 2020 #19

Exactly. MineralMan Mar 2020 #21

Of course. Like I said, "things also could change a lot over 6 months." thesquanderer Mar 2020 #23

I think he should do this as well MustLoveBeagles Mar 2020 #14

If my trash guy had the lead I'd ask for the other to step aside.... Bengus81 Mar 2020 #16

Sanders supporters were already calling for him to be declared the winner Dopers_Greed Mar 2020 #17

I remember. Cha Mar 2020 #26

This is war footing now, we need a stable experienced leader to get us through the crisis IronLionZion Mar 2020 #20

KnR. Bernie is looking like a reality TV star, since he just wants to keep the cameras R B Garr Mar 2020 #22

That is a very selfish and destructive strategy. MineralMan Mar 2020 #24

Hell.. all of Sanders surrogates, supporters & Sanders would be calling for Cha Mar 2020 #25

I haven't been convinced Biden can win booley Mar 2020 #27

Perhaps you won't be convinced of that until MineralMan Mar 2020 #29

My view is, Biden would have congratulated Bernie on Super Tuesday and rolled it up ucrdem Mar 2020 #30

Me too. In fact, before SC Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #31