We were so close to getting stuck with Bernie Sanders
Joe Biden was on the ropes. Finishing fourth in early primaries. Pundits were urging him to drop out if he doesn’t pull out S Carolina.
Bernie Sanders was running a Trump campaign. Keep your loyal core of 25 percent support while your dozen opponents fight over 75 percent of the remaining vote.
But while Republicans were greedy in 2016 and refused to take one for the team, Democrats convinced marginal candidates to drop out. This forced Sanders to run one on one against Biden.
Looking at the results tonight, it looks like a Biden landslide.
Winger,
I think you realize I know my shit about polling and the electorate. So I'll be serious for a moment. Winning elections is about enthusiasm. When roughly only half the electorate actually shows up to vote, the critical factor is who shows up.
Which candidate is able to generate the most enthusiasm to get their voters out to the polls.
Barack Obama was able generate enormous turnout among minority voters. And by minority voters I mean not just Blacks, but Latinos, and Asians as well. I knew Hillary Clinton would not generate any enthusiasm among minority voters. I said this repeatedly before the election and many folks like you said I was wrong. Well I was right. Black women came out in heavy numbers to vote for Hillary, but Black men did not, nor did any other minorities.
Which brings me to sleepy Joe. I do not see any real enthusiasm for Joe. Primary voting for Dems is down 11% compared to the 2008 election cycle when Obama ran. Primary voting was also down for Hillary compared to Obama as well. This is all very bad news for sleepy Joe.
Meanwhile, Trump is breaking Republican primary voting records with no opposition.
Winger, this is bad news for Dems whose heart is deep into socialism but for the most part cannot publicly admit it. Joe is as plain vanilla and status quo as it gets. He is John Kerry only stupider, more corrupt, and if possible, even more out of touch.
Winger if you think I am wrong, please correct me. But I don't think I am.
rightwinger