Democratic Primaries

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Sun Jan 5, 2020, 08:22 PM Jan 2020

Iowa: Sanders, Biden and Buttigieg in three-way tie as caucuses loom

Less than a month from the Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg are in a three-way tie for first place in the first state to vote in the Democratic presidential primary. The same CBS News/YouGov poll, released on Sunday, put Sanders first in New Hampshire, the second state to vote.

The poll showed a group of five candidates breaking from the pack and continued a key primary narrative: the rise of Sanders, even after a heart attack, at the expense of Elizabeth Warren. In Iowa, CBS/YouGov found Sanders, Biden and Buttigieg level on 23%, with Warren fourth on 16% and Amy Klobuchar fifth on 7%. All other candidates in the sprawling field failed to pass 3%.

In New Hampshire, Sanders attracted 27% support to 25% for Biden, 18% for Warren, 13% for Buttigieg and 7% again for Klobuchar.

National polling averages still put Biden well clear of Sanders, with the tech investor Andrew Yang and the billionaire former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg – who is not competing in the early voting states – ahead of Klobuchar.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/05/iowa-sanders-biden-buttigieg-warren-klobuchar

Sun 5 Jan 2020 16.11 EST

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

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Iowa: Sanders, Biden and Buttigieg in three-way tie as caucuses loom (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2020 OP

In order to cancel out Biden's massive lead in the south, Bernie needs huge leads with white voters Gothmog Jan 2020 #1

Gothmog, you are correct. Sloumeau Jan 2020 #2

According to Nate, Joe Biden is leading in Iowa Gothmog Jan 2020 #3

Gothmog

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1. In order to cancel out Biden's massive lead in the south, Bernie needs huge leads with white voters

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Sun Jan 5, 2020, 08:28 PM

Jan 2020

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If I were to vote in a presidential
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Sloumeau

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2. Gothmog, you are correct.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 08:34 PM

Jan 2020

I think in this primary, certain people are going to hold on forever. As long as candidates get a few votes once in a while, they will each probably hold on as long as they can, figuring that they can trade their votes for something at convention time. I have a feeling that having no states be winner take all and cutting back super delegates is going to make this primary take forever. I really hope Biden gets 51% so that we can avoid a really long brokered convention.

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

Gothmog

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3. According to Nate, Joe Biden is leading in Iowa

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Mon Jan 6, 2020, 01:05 AM

Jan 2020

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

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