Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumIt's exremely unlikely that Harris, being qualified for the Nov. debate, will drop out anytime soon
Beto O'Rouke was struggling to meet the requirement and he suspended his campaign. It's looking like Castro and Gabbard won't qualify by the deadline of the 13th. Harris and Buttigeig are each one poll shy of meeting the requirement to be invited for the December debate. It's very unlikely, unless something drastic happens, that Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Julián Castro, Andrew Yang, Tom Steyer and Tulsi Gabbard will qualify for the December debate.
I think it's quite premature to start talking about Harris dropping out when she has the polls and donors to have qualified for the November debate while other candidate still running don't and she's very close to meeting the higher standards to qualify for the December debate.
There will be a number of candidates dropping out soon but IMHO, Harris won't be one of them.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
aikoaiko
(34,183 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)Gabbard will probably get a last minute "infusion" if you know what I mean. I'll leave the rest unstated.
I'd particularly like to see Amy Klobuchar qualify so her voice is added to the debate.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thesquanderer
(11,990 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)or are you trying to make some bizarre point?
Money buys views buys attention buys the kind of support she is likely to need, including in the one remaining poll.
Really? Do you not get this?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thesquanderer
(11,990 posts)...to make the difference in her getting another qualifying poll figure between now and November 13. (Do we even know which states will have qualifying polls done between now and then? I don't think so.)
Also, if there were "shadow forces" willing to toss money at her campaign in order to get her numbers up as you imply (even assuming such a strategy would work), why haven't they done it yet? She already missed one debate for not qualifying. Where were they then, and what are they waiting for? Sounds like conspiracy theory stuff to me.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)or if you are merely a devout Gabbard supporter but you've missed quite a bit and frankly, your support is misplaced. Of course, Jill Stein had her supporters too, and similarly had cash infusions from sources whose motives were at best questionable.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard.html
Then there is 4chan, the notoriously toxic online message board, where some right-wing trolls and anti-Semites fawn over Ms. Gabbard, calling her Mommy and praising her willingness to criticize Israel. In April, the Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi website, took credit for Ms. Gabbards qualification for the first two Democratic primary debates.
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An independent analysis of the Russian news media found that RT, the Kremlin-backed news agency, mentioned Ms. Gabbard frequently for a candidate polling in single digits, according to data collected by the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a group that seeks to track and expose efforts by authoritarian regimes to undermine democratic elections.
https://www.axios.com/tulsi-gabbard-right-wing-conservative-social-media-boost-7fc331ea-842f-4dca-9c3f-047d00ba24b9.html
Tulsi Gabbard is getting a boost from conservatives online
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/06/tulsi-gabbard-debate-alt-right/
Internet Trolls Are Raving About Tulsi Gabbards Debate PerformanceAnd Theyre Calling Her Mommy
The Hawaii Democrat continues to draw support from elements of the alt-right.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Andy823
(11,495 posts)Those who keep putting out the meme that she is done, don't know what they are talking about.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mopinko
(70,197 posts)if her sorority sisters are gonna be a force, they will show themselves there.
there could be a lot goin on under the radar.
i hope she can tough it out.
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vsrazdem
(2,177 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Kaleva
(36,327 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
IADEMO2004
(5,557 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Kaleva
(36,327 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
riversedge
(70,282 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
cwydro
(51,308 posts)I like her a lot.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden