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Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts) Thu Jan 2, 2020, 09:50 PM Jan 2020

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LOL! Ron Klain nails WaPo headline's silly reference to Sanders as "ascendant"

Link to tweet

I’ll just say this: if ⁦@BernieSanders⁩ was so “ascendant” he wouldn’t be using his time to take pot shots at ⁦@JoeBiden⁩. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ascendant-bernie-sanders-turns-his-focus-to-joe-biden-as-iowa-nears/2020/01/02/1132e622-2d7c-11ea-bcd4-24597950008f_story.html …

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

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LOL! Ron Klain nails WaPo headline's silly reference to Sanders as "ascendant" (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2020 OP

Uh oh! JoeOtterbein Jan 2020 #1

ASScendant is more like it. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #2

These comments make me smile Gothmog Jan 2020 #13

lol@Biden! Cha Jan 2020 #14

Indeed! Joe with double digits over sanders he's "rocketed" right up there Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #3

But, but, but ... MORE $1 DONATIONS THAN ANYONE EVER!! (Or something.) NurseJackie Jan 2020 #7

Those double digit leads are in national polls. Polls totodeinhere Jan 2020 #12

Former Chief of Staff to VP Joe Biden Ron Klain ritapria Jan 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author floppyboo Jan 2020 #5

That is so 2016. W_HAMILTON Jan 2020 #6

+1 betsuni Jan 2020 #8

More hypotheticals, eh? LanternWaste Jan 2020 #9

... LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #10

I love Joe's response to sanders' comments Gothmog Jan 2020 #11

HOw funny.. "BS has enough baggage.".. lol Cha Jan 2020 #15

sanders has a ton of baggage Gothmog Jan 2020 #16

And Biden's seen it. Cha Jan 2020 #17

He is not ascendant .. he is about to go home to his lakefront mansion nt NYMinute Jan 2020 #18

JoeOtterbein

(7,700 posts)

1. Uh oh!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 09:52 PM

Jan 2020

The jokes begin!

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

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

2. ASScendant is more like it. nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 10:07 PM

Jan 2020

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

Gothmog

(145,242 posts)

13. These comments make me smile

Reply to UniteFightBack (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 11:12 PM

Jan 2020

Link to tweet

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

Cha

(297,232 posts)

14. lol@Biden!

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #13)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 03:16 AM

Jan 2020

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

Thekaspervote

(32,767 posts)

3. Indeed! Joe with double digits over sanders he's "rocketed" right up there

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 10:48 PM

Jan 2020

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

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

7. But, but, but ... MORE $1 DONATIONS THAN ANYONE EVER!! (Or something.)

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 07:39 AM

Jan 2020

Sadly for Bernie's campaign... the people who donate $1 dozens of times CAN ONLY VOTE ONE TIME! (If they even bother to show up. Because historically speaking, and the stats will bear this out, the young voters that BS is gearing his campaign toward are the LEAST reliable when it comes to actually showing up to vote on election day.)

Anyway... all I'm saying is that BS has reached his high-water mark. His ceiling this time is about 20% on average. But as we've seen in some states, he's not even going to reach the minimum of 15% that's needed to capture ANY delegates AT ALL.

BS will not be our party's nominee.

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

totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)

12. Those double digit leads are in national polls. Polls

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 08:15 PM

Jan 2020

from early primary and caucus states are what we need to be looking at.

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

ritapria

(1,812 posts)

4. Former Chief of Staff to VP Joe Biden Ron Klain

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 11:09 PM

Jan 2020

Do you think Ronnie wants to WH Chief of Staff to President Joe Biden ? …..Hmm I wonder ? ……….. Joe's support of NAFTA is going to destroy his chances of winning the Rust Belt States ….The voters there don't know this yet ……..Trump will inform them , over and over again …………… People don't want to believe this but that is the dire reality of the situation ……...NAFTA gutted these states and Trump will brag that his new and improved NAFTA , supported by Nancy Pelosi and Rich Trumka, will save the day..... ...

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

Response to ritapria (Reply #4)

floppyboo This message was self-deleted by its author.

W_HAMILTON

(7,866 posts)

6. That is so 2016.

Reply to ritapria (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 07:07 AM

Jan 2020

Those states all were against NAFTA, until they saw what the alternative was. Now they are pleading, "trade, not aid!" as they are forced to rely on government assistance to barely stay afloat. These Trumpian trade wars have resulted in certain segments of industry losing markets that they are projected never to regain, with others forecast to take over a decade to make up for what they have lost just in the past few years.

Trump's trade wars -- including any Democrats foolish enough to support him in these endeavors -- are what will cost HIM the Rust Belt this time around.

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

betsuni

(25,523 posts)

8. +1

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 07:43 AM

Jan 2020

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

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

9. More hypotheticals, eh?

Reply to ritapria (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:13 PM

Jan 2020

Faith-based politics get us nowhere.

But they get us there fast, so I guess there's that...

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

LongtimeAZDem

(4,494 posts)

10. ...

Reply to ritapria (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:19 PM

Jan 2020

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

Gothmog

(145,242 posts)

11. I love Joe's response to sanders' comments

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 08:12 PM

Jan 2020

Link to tweet

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

Cha

(297,232 posts)

15. HOw funny.. "BS has enough baggage.".. lol

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 03:18 AM

Jan 2020

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

Gothmog

(145,242 posts)

16. sanders has a ton of baggage

Reply to Cha (Reply #15)

Thu Jan 9, 2020, 01:27 AM

Jan 2020

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

Cha

(297,232 posts)

17. And Biden's seen it.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #16)

Thu Jan 9, 2020, 01:46 AM

Jan 2020

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

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)

18. He is not ascendant .. he is about to go home to his lakefront mansion nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2020, 01:48 AM

Jan 2020

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

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