Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumWho did Biden lose his African American support to? Bloomberg (Quinnipiac Poll)
BIden 27%
Sanders 19%
Warren 8%
Buttigieg 4%
Bloomberg 22%
Klobuchar 0%
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wisteria
(19,581 posts)And, I am beginning to believe this poll is an outlier.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)Money can buy political positions. Bloomberg can buy his way into this race and Biden is unlikely to be able to stop it.
My guess is it will be a Bernie/Bloomberg matchup for whether the rich centrist or the left-wing pro-worker candidate will win.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
democrattotheend
(11,607 posts)Because that may be indicative of how he will do with African Americans elsewhere once they become familiar with his record.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Dan
(3,579 posts)And Black Voters are very pragmatic.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)African American voters as a group are the most astute voting block on America. They can smell bullshit from a mile away, and they take realistic voting stances at crunchtime. So if Bloomberg is the only person that looks certain to beat Trump, that is what African Americans see, they don't have no history of throwing on rose-colored bullshit glasses in any critical situation.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)How can we possibly worry about African-American support for Bloomberg when it's one on one vs. Trump?
That is looney tune
In fact they'll love it when Bloomberg is mocking Trump and getting under his skin.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
with everything you posted. As long as they can beat this piece of crap out of the WH I believe they will vote their butts off.I would love for Biden to win, but if he can't and it is MB,than I think they will be with him like their life depended on it because it does.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Squinch
(51,004 posts)seem to be the ones most likely to vote for him. How is it that we seem to be the only ones who realize what's at stake in this election?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
aeromanKC
(3,327 posts)You can't do that without the black vote.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)Im glad hes got the resources to go after Trump. All the other candidates are going after each other
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Skidmore
(37,364 posts)money, but strength of ballot to beat Trump. The AA community is responding to the need for a strong candidate to restore equality and justice as measures of safety. They are placing their money on a candidate to deliver such protection to POC. It is a bargain to stave off supremacists. Sanders is not that candidate and has his own issues around understanding racism. He is a weak candidate. Mouthing the right words doesn't mean you get it. A Bloomberg/Sanders ticket will only work if Bloomberg heads it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tirebiter
(2,539 posts)Biden is nether rich or a 1930's lefty and he's proworker.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
choie
(4,111 posts)Are you kidding?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
tirebiter
(2,539 posts)He married up with Jill but Delaware is not a community property state. And however centrist he may be depicted he's no Blue Dog.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
choie
(4,111 posts)Please...
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)is stirring across the Nation since the Bloomberg Ads hit the air. Tomorrow will give us old timers a more clearer picture.
Have to say,since last Thursday,the attack ads towards the Orange Anus have perked up many.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Dan
(3,579 posts)Is the Latino vote..... no one talks about that. Thats a pretty good percentage.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jcgoldie
(11,645 posts)What happens to that 22% when someone starts airing ads of African Americans being frisked and roughed up in New York City?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
brooklynite
(94,727 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jcgoldie
(11,645 posts)I dunno. But its coming. He can't buy all the ad time.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
squirecam
(2,706 posts)Then Trump could never run an ad either. Might be worth it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Dan
(3,579 posts)And yes, and truth be told tell me which White Candidate in power at the time wasnt tough on crime?
Cant change the past but can learn from it.
And the biggest criminal out there is Trump (and his administration and enablers)...so lets stop and frisk their asses.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jcgoldie
(11,645 posts)...which was wholeheartedly defended by Bloomberg right up until a year ago. You would be hard pressed to find another Democrat with such a massive racist skeleton in his or her closet.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Dan
(3,579 posts)Be interesting to discover that which will be exposed.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jcgoldie
(11,645 posts)Its all out there if you care.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Dan
(3,579 posts)I hope youre having nice weather wherever you are..
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jcgoldie
(11,645 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)... another second for stop and frisk until 6 months ago against it now.
Who in the hell knows what he's going to do in the oval office, he's no doubt not going to cut business ties ...
Just damn
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bluewater
(5,376 posts)Why would Biden's African American support evaporate so rapidly, and to a candidate that has basically been sequestered from public view, at least compared to Joe.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
squirecam
(2,706 posts)No one else has convinced them that they can win.
Bloomberg has enough money no matter what. Its not a bad argument.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
treestar
(82,383 posts)Doesn't make sense. Biden's worst sin was calling Obama articulate and speaking to segregationists. And the concept that the person who has the most money always wins is tenuous.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)I believe that African Americans see that. If Joe struggles into Super Tuesday, I don't see AA supporting him over Bloomberg, they want Trump out of office and will go with the person they believe can defeat him. If is just as simple as that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)and you only have to watch CNN for a few minutes to hear that Joe is also tanking in New Hampshire. That's why these early contests are so important. it's all about perception. And the prevailing perception right now is that Joe is slipping.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TeamPooka
(24,254 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LeftTurn3623
(628 posts)Now is the media going to run 24/7 about how AA dont support her and its a major issue like they do with Pete?
Of course not - just lollipops and balloons for Amy
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)they called her square Amy. So she can't win without the black vote and I just don't see that happening for her.
She will not make that connection and I'm sorry but neither will Pete.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dsc
(52,166 posts)regard.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)Pete is finding that the higher you get up the flagpole the harder the wind blows
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LeftTurn3623
(628 posts)and its amazing they show that stat and they talk about Pete when he has higher support than Amy. Its the strangest thing.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
PTWB
(4,131 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
aeromanKC
(3,327 posts)Trump not so much. Trump still thinks the Central Park 5 should have been executed.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Moostache
(9,897 posts)They are an embarrassment to him...a clear case of being wrong, and he HATES that as much as he hates black people, Hispanic people, Asians, non-whites of ANY stripe...
Fuck Trump. I am voting for ANYTHING we put up against him...literally ANYTHING.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,727 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,103 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(297,655 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden