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Panetta on Biden in California: "He will be competitive. (Original Post) Skya Rhen Mar 2020 OP
So Panetta says Biden can get some delegates in California which in turn will give him the ability Doremus Mar 2020 #1
Not sure you understand the concept of 'momentum' based on the facts you laid out ... mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #2
 

Doremus

(7,261 posts)
1. So Panetta says Biden can get some delegates in California which in turn will give him the ability
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 02:16 PM
Mar 2020

to get some delegates elsewhere and he'll have some momentum going into the convention. Aside from the silly kindergarten analysis, the question is how many actual wins will he have? I think that is a metric that tells much of the momentum story.

The fact that SC was his first win in all of his 3 presidential runs speaks to a LACK of momentum, but granted I'm not looking at it with the same razor sharp intellect as Panetta.

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

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
2. Not sure you understand the concept of 'momentum' based on the facts you laid out ...
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 02:20 PM
Mar 2020

So, yeah. Seems like you're maybe not. No offense.

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