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CBS Poll: Which candidate best able to handle Trump attacks? (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2019 OP
Ok, I'm biased but Sanders? LakeArenal Oct 2019 #1
The way i would take that poll is that Funtatlaguy Oct 2019 #2
And DownriverDem Oct 2019 #4
Another issue may be reaction time... brooklynite Oct 2019 #5
You seem to underestimate the biden team. Butterflylady Oct 2019 #13
I only have the experience of the campaign to date brooklynite Oct 2019 #16
Without question... frankly, I'm a little surprised to see Biden rated that high. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2019 #9
And no drama Obama did just fine Butterflylady Oct 2019 #10
But Warren never really loses it LakeArenal Oct 2019 #14
Sanders is very combative. But he runs hot. Blue_true Oct 2019 #18
CBS News Poll Iowa, NH, SC ritapria Oct 2019 #3
So Is is anybody's guess, EW being from the NE no surprises, SC goes to biden Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #7
And so will go the country!!!!!!! Butterflylady Oct 2019 #11
Indeed! LakeArenal Oct 2019 #15
Please remember BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #21
Warren plays offense on social media, too BeyondGeography Oct 2019 #6
Warren is clearly emerging as the strongest candidate against tRump. bluewater Oct 2019 #8
Biden is the only one being attacked by Trump at the moment. comradebillyboy Oct 2019 #12
Warren has had Trump proxies attacking her constantly. Blue_true Oct 2019 #19
Tricky poll question. What kind of response do we want for trump attacks? empedocles Oct 2019 #17
One and three. Blue_true Oct 2019 #20
Turn Focus Back on The American People DrFunkenstein Oct 2019 #22
 

LakeArenal

(28,820 posts)
1. Ok, I'm biased but Sanders?
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:01 AM
Oct 2019

He seems to lose his cool during a speech.

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Funtatlaguy

(10,878 posts)
2. The way i would take that poll is that
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:05 AM
Oct 2019

Sanders and Warren are more feisty and combative than a calmer demeanor of Biden

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DownriverDem

(6,229 posts)
4. And
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:08 AM
Oct 2019

being calmer is what many of us are looking for. Remember Obama?

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brooklynite

(94,597 posts)
5. Another issue may be reaction time...
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:13 AM
Oct 2019

Biden's team has been slow to respond to issues; Warren has moved quickly.

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Butterflylady

(3,544 posts)
13. You seem to underestimate the biden team.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:28 AM
Oct 2019

We're months away from the states that will count in the primaries. Wait till people start paying attention then we'll see how the country goes.

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brooklynite

(94,597 posts)
16. I only have the experience of the campaign to date
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 12:27 PM
Oct 2019
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InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)
9. Without question... frankly, I'm a little surprised to see Biden rated that high.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:19 AM
Oct 2019

Can think of at least 3 other candidates who should round out the top 5.


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

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Butterflylady

(3,544 posts)
10. And no drama Obama did just fine
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:21 AM
Oct 2019

Why wouldn't Biden?

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LakeArenal

(28,820 posts)
14. But Warren never really loses it
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 12:21 PM
Oct 2019

She is emphatic and energized. But not

She’s not hiring Jill Stein operatives either, is she? Sorry I don’t really pay too close attention.

PS. I was a 2016 Bernie supporter until...

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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
18. Sanders is very combative. But he runs hot.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 06:28 PM
Oct 2019

I think Warren is calmer and more surgical in her combativeness. I think that Joe Biden initially standing like a deer in headlight when Trump first attacked him and his son hurt Biden, though I think Joe is swinging hard back at Trump now.

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ritapria

(1,812 posts)
3. CBS News Poll Iowa, NH, SC
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:07 AM
Oct 2019

Iowa Biden 22% Warren 22% Bernie 21% Buttigieg 14% (Buttigieg is on the move in Iowa)….. NH Warren 32% Biden 24% Bernie 17% ….SC Biden 43% Warren 18% Bernie 16%

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Thekaspervote

(32,778 posts)
7. So Is is anybody's guess, EW being from the NE no surprises, SC goes to biden
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:16 AM
Oct 2019

Not a lot of changes

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Butterflylady

(3,544 posts)
11. And so will go the country!!!!!!!
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:22 AM
Oct 2019
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BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
21. Please remember
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 12:59 PM
Oct 2019

that Elizabeth was born and raised in OK and attended university in TX before becoming the Harvard professor that she was until she ran for the Senate.

She remembers those early days well and they have made her what she is today.

She is hardly the typical NE candidate.

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BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)
6. Warren plays offense on social media, too
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:16 AM
Oct 2019

In the last week alone she weaponized the attack on the facts of her dismissal from her first job to create increased awareness of pregnancy discrimination not just in the past but in the here and now. And her fake ad on Facebook raised awareness about Trump’s ability to lie with Zuckerberg’s support. She has also quickly repackaged Wall St.’s handwringing about her to positive effect.

No more waiting to see what Trump or any opponent has to say on Twitter. Beat them to the punch and when they attack hit back hard and fast. I have no doubt that this aspect of her candidacy is part of that number.

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bluewater

(5,376 posts)
8. Warren is clearly emerging as the strongest candidate against tRump.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:17 AM
Oct 2019

Wow. That poll result shows the general public thinks so too.

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comradebillyboy

(10,154 posts)
12. Biden is the only one being attacked by Trump at the moment.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:24 AM
Oct 2019

Warren got through the DNA fiasco much better than I thought she would; I suspect she would stand up to Trump pretty well.

Sanders is so thin skinned and reactive he'd melt down if Trump's tornado of bullshit came his way.

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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
19. Warren has had Trump proxies attacking her constantly.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 06:45 PM
Oct 2019

What do you think the Wall Street whisper campaign and the attempt to paint her as a liar in regards to what happened with her teaching job came from? Senator Warren and her team skillfully turned the attacks into weapons for Senator Warren. Trump is not calling Senator Warren Pochahontas regularly because he sees that it impresses only his drooling base. Senator Warren's campaign has been quick-footed, quick-reacting and quick to anticipate and adapt new tactics, I don't see that from any other campaign, including Trump's.

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empedocles

(15,751 posts)
17. Tricky poll question. What kind of response do we want for trump attacks?
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 12:38 PM
Oct 2019

A candidate who can rebut trump point for point?

A candidate who goes for raw meat base votes?

A candidate who answers in a way that centrist voters will lean against trump?

[As Mort Sahl liked to say, 'DEFINE YOUR TERMS!'


[Mort was great ]

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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
20. One and three.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 06:50 PM
Oct 2019

I believe that two is automatic and we just need to focus on getting those people out to vote. One counteracts lies, that is important, don't let lies take root. Three brings in the voters that we need to go over the top and win.

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DrFunkenstein

(8,745 posts)
22. Turn Focus Back on The American People
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:10 PM
Oct 2019

Rather than getting down in the mud.

Saying his corruption is worse than ours is not very inspiring. The whole system is rigged for the moneyed elite and their army of lobbyists. We have to make it work for the average person again, which it really hasn't since Reagan. And it hasn't gotten progressively worse and worse with the years.

We need big, structural change. Not band-aids and baby steps.

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Undecided
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