Democratic Primaries

RandySF

(59,392 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:20 AM Feb 2020

Tweet explaining discrepancy between popular vote and delegate count

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

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Tweet explaining discrepancy between popular vote and delegate count (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2020 OP

Thanks for this information, RandySF! Very helpful. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2020 #1

Thanks for helping me point out how... JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #2

yep its all a massive anti bernie plot lol nt msongs Feb 2020 #7

Perhaps Bernie squirecam Feb 2020 #11

Ironic you only now complain about the process LanternWaste Feb 2020 #12

Wow! BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #3

Second Choice Progressive2020 Feb 2020 #4

I agree AverageJoe Feb 2020 #10

They're projected to end up with the same number of delegates. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #5

WOW! JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #6

bernie couldnt close the deal nt msongs Feb 2020 #8

Deal????? JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #9

"How about the f.....g" process working as it was supposed to and agreed to? LanternWaste Feb 2020 #13

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,727 posts)

1. Thanks for this information, RandySF! Very helpful. n/t

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:23 AM

Feb 2020

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

JoeOtterbein

(7,702 posts)

2. Thanks for helping me point out how...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:29 AM

Feb 2020

...F...ed up this all is!!!!

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

msongs

(67,459 posts)

7. yep its all a massive anti bernie plot lol nt

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:40 AM

Feb 2020

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

squirecam

(2,706 posts)

11. Perhaps Bernie

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 11:00 AM

Feb 2020

Should have spent more time outside college towns.

Congrats to Mayor Pete for a big win.

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

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

12. Ironic you only now complain about the process

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 11:18 AM

Feb 2020

despite it working well within its own tolerance, and despite those rules being known prior to the caucus.

(I get it... Bernie's huGE suRgE didn't take him over the top, so you place the responsibility of his failure on the process... as Sacred Cows are inerrant.)

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

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)

3. Wow!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:30 AM

Feb 2020

Thanks for the info.

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

Progressive2020

(713 posts)

4. Second Choice

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:33 AM

Feb 2020

The Caucus procedures seem a little arcane to me, but it is what it is. It seems that Mayor Pete was a lot of people's second choice, which explains his success. Sanders has a lot of supporters, but I do not think he was a lot of people's second choice. People seem to either be all in for Bernie, or all against him. It is an interesting process, but it is kind of exhausting. I am starting to think that we should just go to a National Primary. One night, everyone votes, we choose a candidate. The political season seems to be never ending. And we are just getting started. I would rather that we had a sprint instead of a marathon.

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

AverageJoe

(2,292 posts)

10. I agree

Reply to Progressive2020 (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:47 AM

Feb 2020

A national primary makes good sense.

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

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

5. They're projected to end up with the same number of delegates.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:36 AM

Feb 2020

Given how close the popular vote is, that's reasonable. Where it gets a little screwy is Biden being projected to walk away with 4 delegates to Klobuchar's 1, even though Klobuchar is closer to Biden than Buttigieg is to Sanders in vote total.

The NYT projects 13 pledged delegates for both PB and BS, 10 for EW, 4 for JB and 1 for AK.

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