Me too. A month ago, Biden was 10 points ahead of Bernie here so there was no point in crossover voting. The latest Texas polls show Bernie ahead of Biden by 2 points. A little "nudge" by Trump Republicans could hand Texas to Bernie.
There's a difference between political opposition(in the heat of the race) and strategic retreat and defeat. It's clear that with his delegates, Buttigieg has a role to play but he has to know even more that he has no chance at winning the nomination, much less the general. And Warren/Klobuchar has made it clear that they're not favorable. We could see a Justice Democrats play, where Buttigieg endorses Sanders should he retreat. The Klobuchar/Steyer people will likely go to Biden, but it's not anywhere near enough. Simply put, the establishment candidates aren't popular enough individually, or put together. The best play for the establishment is to make an offer to the Sanders camp before the Sanders camp takes the initiative and builds a far blue wave they can't stop.
I'm not jumping to that conclusion. The first four states don't have many delegates, which is why Bloomberg skipped them and focused on the first big primary of several states. Super Tuesday will be telling.
Bloomberg became a national joke. Amy is the least flawed candidate, but she's too far behind in national support. If the Dems would coalesce around her tomorrow (Sunday), she could possibly stop Bernie. But that's not going to happen.
I don't know any offer the DNC could make to Sanders, which Sanders would accept since he is the anti-establishment candidate. The best they could hope for is to get him to rollover like he did in 2016 and not run as an independent if this does go to a brokered convention and they smash him again.
Bernie running as an independent would guarantee a win for Trump, much like Perot gave the win to Clinton in 1992.
CNN flashing exit poll answers: 52% said this was their first time attending the caucus. Bernie does attract the young first-time voter.
You could see an administration where Warren is the Treasury Secretary(since finance is more her game.) It would be a lucrative position for her, even if she's "out of the radar" so to speak. She'd have more power against the oligarchy then before. I could offer Buttigieg the VP spot, and that'll create a massive populist wave where even Blacks would vote for the ticket. The point is, there's a short window for the establishment to get even a substantial seat at the table. That's all they can aim for now.
I could be wrong but I thought I heard this is the first time Nevada did a caucus. So yea, that would make sense. Did I hear wrong?
The ones most looking for a handout. The promise of free everything is mighty hard to ignore when you're 28 and living at home.
I wouldn't completely count Biden out until we see Super Tuesday results, where he is promising to shine. National polls still show Biden with a slight lead for the "moderate" side of the party. Biden has dropped as Bloomberg has risen. They both had horrible performances at the last debate but they are in a race for 2nd place. Post-debate polls may scramble the data again.
Whether caucus or primary, the point was that this was the first time voting in a caucus/primary for over half of voters there.
If Sanders does win, many moderates sit home. If a moderate wins, many Sanders people sit home. While there is a strong "Vote blue no matter who" sentiment, the Democrats are between a rock and a hard place this year.
Lots of house keepers, parking lot attendants, cooks and hookers flocked to Las Wages for jobs in Trumps' amazing economy. Unfortunately most of them are not very smart. They voted for a socialist 3:1 over any moderate democrat. Face it dems, a win for Comrade Bernie is a win for President Trump.
Democrat underground is absolutely marvelous right now. Sentiment seems to be that the Democrats are now a far left party that do not represent moderates. Some are hoping Biden drops out and endorses Bootygig. Good times.
I think most people are jumping to unmerited conclusions based on 3 small states' results. The Dem primary landscape is likely to change after Super Tuesday.
I don’t care how convoluted the caucus process is. If Bernie wins with 25% more votes than 2nd place, they can’t award more delegates to the 2nd place person and declare that person the “winner”.
