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kentuck

(111,110 posts)
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 10:42 AM Feb 2020

Some thoughts on the NH primary...

Bernie Sanders won the primary in 2016 with 60% of the vote. Hillary Clinton got 38%.
His support shrunk to about 26% last night. In my opinion, that does not bode well for Bernie. Whether it be his age, his health, or some other reason, that is a huge drop in support.

Pete Buttigieg continued to surprise. People are starting to ask, how deep is his support? If he does well in SC and NV, he will have to be taken very seriously.

Amy Klobuchar is the other surprise. She is on a roll. She could end up first or second on the ticket in November?

Elizabeth is sharing her progressive voters with Bernie, some people think, and Bernie has a broad ground support. It is going to be tough for her so long as Bernie is in the race, and it appears he is in for the long haul?

Also, you could not help but notice that Donald Trump defeated William Weld by 119,000 votes to 10,000 votes. Was that his base that came out to support him? In my opinion, it is noteworthy that Bernie and Mayor Pete had a larger vote total together than did the wannabe king. Democrats in total had over 250,000 votes, more than double the votes of Donald Trump. Perhaps it means little to nothing, but with his big rally the night before election, one might have thought the Repubs were ready to come out in droves to support their dear Leader? The 10,000 votes that William Weld received were obviously not Trump supporters. What should we make of those numbers?

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