Democratic Primaries

MineralMan

(146,309 posts) Mon Mar 2, 2020, 03:56 PM Mar 2020

We will not see the full impact of Buttigieg's and Klobuchar's endorsements

in the Super Tuesday results, but we'll sure see it as the primary race continues. Plus, if Bloomberg and Warren withdraw on Wednesday or Thursday, as I expect, the full impact will be felt far and wide in the remaining primaries. We will have a two-person race.

Bernie Sanders is about to experience a collision with his ceiling. Hard hat, Bernie. Wear one.

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

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We will not see the full impact of Buttigieg's and Klobuchar's endorsements (Original Post) MineralMan Mar 2020 OP

Not to mention tinfoil hats for his supporters Dopers_Greed Mar 2020 #1

They've already donned them, I'm sure. MineralMan Mar 2020 #2

A couple are already claiming "pay for play" for Buttigieg. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #4

Agreed Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #3

Hoping a lot of voter indecision limited the early voting. nt ooky Mar 2020 #5

It's OK. Any delegates Amy earns tomorrow will end up MineralMan Mar 2020 #7

Excellent. Thanks nt ooky Mar 2020 #8

This race so far has had so many twists and turns that I am not ready quite yet to jump totodeinhere Mar 2020 #6

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)

1. Not to mention tinfoil hats for his supporters

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 03:59 PM

Mar 2020

They're going to say that the DNC pressured her and Buttigieg to drop out to stop Sanders.

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

MineralMan

(146,309 posts)

2. They've already donned them, I'm sure.

Reply to Dopers_Greed (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 03:59 PM

Mar 2020

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

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

4. A couple are already claiming "pay for play" for Buttigieg.

Reply to Dopers_Greed (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 04:01 PM

Mar 2020

The fun never stops.

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

Progressive2020

(713 posts)

3. Agreed

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 04:00 PM

Mar 2020

A lot of ballots have already been cast in early voting in California. Bernie is poised to take a lot of delegates, but Joe is having a surge. It is just a matter of how big that surge will be on Tuesday. It is going be an interesting couple of days. Biden versus Bernie.

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

ooky

(8,923 posts)

5. Hoping a lot of voter indecision limited the early voting. nt

Reply to Progressive2020 (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 04:05 PM

Mar 2020

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

MineralMan

(146,309 posts)

7. It's OK. Any delegates Amy earns tomorrow will end up

Reply to ooky (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 04:12 PM

Mar 2020

voting for Biden on the first ballot. Same for Buttigieg delegates. They will ask them to do so.

Frankly, you can add them to Biden's delegate count now, which will put him in the lead.

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

ooky

(8,923 posts)

8. Excellent. Thanks nt

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 04:21 PM

Mar 2020

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

totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)

6. This race so far has had so many twists and turns that I am not ready quite yet to jump

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 04:10 PM

Mar 2020

to any conclusions. For one thing, not all voters vote based upon ideology. And I think it remains to be seen how many supporters of those candidates who have dropped out will automatically come to support Joe. And regarding Bloomberg, I think that if he does fairly well tomorrow he might be tempted to stay in the race. I think he recently said that as long as he has a chance he will stay in. But I do think he will be under a lot of pressure to drop out, so we shall see.

And you already wisely indicated that we may not see the full impact tomorrow. You were probably taking early voting into account. And if Bernie has a big day tomorrow it might just be too late to stop him. Of course that's a mighty big "if."

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

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