Democratic Primaries

Peacetrain

(22,878 posts) Mon May 13, 2019, 02:24 PM May 2019

MSNBC.. commentators are human too... some on the channel cannot help themselves

they invested their emotion in a particular candidate..and the fact that at this point in time.. Joe Biden is beating the socks off everyone.. has them turning themselves inside out to try and keep it balanced.. we are all human.. we are Democrats.. and we fall in love basically with who we want to see take the office..

But honest to pete Chris H you have to get a grip... its hard...I appreciate that.. because it was harder than hell for me to support Hillary or if Bernie had taken the nod.. It would have been hard to support him..because I put all my energy into O'Malley.. and like Elizabeth Warren.. he had actual proposals.. but there you have it.. some things are not meant to be..O'Malley wasn't.. Warren on the other hand is moving up.. she sells it better than Martin did

I am a the person who makes the phone calls and knocks on the doors.. and donates old furniture to the campaign headquarters... You have a national voice Chris H. and you are going to have to pull all that angst in and try your best not to show favoritism.. taint easy.. but you have to do it..

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

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MSNBC.. commentators are human too... some on the channel cannot help themselves (Original Post) Peacetrain May 2019 OP

And some here can't seem to help calling the primaries over before we've had a single one. pnwmom May 2019 #1

If name recognition was the only criterion... TwilightZone May 2019 #3

Warren is well known to DUers, but her name recognition is nothing compared pnwmom May 2019 #4

Warren is well-known outside of DU. Her name recog is 88%. TwilightZone May 2019 #5

They may be human but I tweak them every time I feel they Kahuna7 May 2019 #2

That's why I'm undecided now blueinredohio May 2019 #6

Long Way To Go colsohlibgal May 2019 #7

Ummmm actually they gave us Biden... lame54 May 2019 #8

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)

1. And some here can't seem to help calling the primaries over before we've had a single one.

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2019, 02:32 PM

May 2019

The commentators you're complaining about probably witnessed many primaries in the past where the eventual winner was barely blip in the polls at this point.

Jeb Bush was beating the socks off other Republicans at this point in 2015. Name recognition was the biggest factor, as it is now with Biden and Sanders.

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

TwilightZone

(25,473 posts)

3. If name recognition was the only criterion...

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Mon May 13, 2019, 02:37 PM

May 2019

Sanders and Biden would essentially be tied.

Name recognition may be a reason why some of the other candidates can't gain any traction. It is not, however, why Biden is lapping the entire field, including the 100% name-recognition Sanders and the very-well-known Warren.

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

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)

4. Warren is well known to DUers, but her name recognition is nothing compared

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #3)

Mon May 13, 2019, 02:40 PM

May 2019

to the man who went toe-to-toe with Hillary last time, or the man best known as Obama's VP.

The fact that it's name recognition is shown by the fact that for each of the two men, their voters' second choice is the other well-known man -- despite them being so far apart on policies, and demeanor.

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

TwilightZone

(25,473 posts)

5. Warren is well-known outside of DU. Her name recog is 88%.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #4)

Mon May 13, 2019, 03:06 PM

May 2019

https://morningconsult.com/2020-democratic-primary/

The main difference in the polls is that fewer people have formed an opinion one way or another re: Warren. She's not far behind Biden and Sanders in name recognition at all, which is really no surprise. Not sure why you seem to think she's a relative unknown outside of DU.

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

Kahuna7

(2,531 posts)

2. They may be human but I tweak them every time I feel they

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2019, 02:37 PM

May 2019

cross the line and let their bias towards or against a candidate show.

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

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)

6. That's why I'm undecided now

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2019, 03:20 PM

May 2019

because I don't want to get my hopes up about a candidate then they drop out. I can wait.

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

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)

7. Long Way To Go

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2019, 04:49 PM

May 2019

Biden has the plus of being around for a long time so a good part of this lead is name recognition and familiarity. Still a long way out, things can change rapidly.

Right now any of them are a quantum improvement over the Crude Rude not so bright Crook now there.

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

lame54

(35,317 posts)

8. Ummmm actually they gave us Biden...

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2019, 08:58 PM

May 2019

They had him in poll after poll after poll well before he announced
They talked about him constantly
Clips of him were on constantly on the screen
All before he announced

They were his exploratory committee

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

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