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Did the Debates Upend the Democratic Race?
July 3, 2019 at 7:22 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Jonathan Bernstein: The polls have certainly changed. Former Vice President Joe Biden has lost about five percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average. Senator Bernie Sanders has also lost a couple. Senator Elizabeth Warren is up by about one percentage point and Senator Kamala Harris has shot up by six. So Biden still has a solid but smaller lead, while Harris, Sanders and Warren are now in a three-way tie for second. Thats new.
Remember, though, that its still very early. An initial round of good results for Harris could lead to a continued surge, or her support could dissipate over the next week or two. Weve seen that happen a number of times already this cycle.
Suppose the results stick. Can we call that a debate effect? Thats not clear either. It could be that the debate did nothing more than push people in the direction they were already heading that is, toward the strong but little-known candidates, and away from weaker but better-known candidates.
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https://politicalwire.com/2019/07/03/did-the-debates-upend-the-democratic-race/
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Did the Debates Upend the Democratic Race? (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jul 2019
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True Dough
(17,305 posts)1. More questions than answers
We have almost a year of evaluation ahead of us. There will be many changes in the landscape over that time.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)2. no not at all ...
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)4. Nope but with MSNBC which I have turned off and CNN which I have also turned of attempting to shove
Harris down our throats...there is a serious effort underway to do so...Do they want a horserace of are they hoping Trump wins again?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Peacetrain
(22,877 posts)5. Not that I can tell locally..
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)6. The party is likely going through a realignment.
So, no. The debates aren't the cause. They're a symptom.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)7. I think it will take at least another week or two to determine...
a definite trend.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
treestar
(82,383 posts)8. There are a lot more debates left
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden