Alleged word from the Sanders campaign
Feeling better and better about my “wasted” Warren vote.
Then he is trying to get people exposed to the virus because of his massive ego.
Exit polling showing that Sanders comments on Castro definitely hurt him in South Florida.
Illinois polling sites also close in 4 minutes. That’ll be kind of interesting, I think.
I mean, we knew this, but there it is.
I don’t know about you, but I think this is a great opportunity for Bernie to get in-front of some mics to tell us the same darn thing he said last time this bit him the ass.
The right move for Bernie is to get on the phone with Biden and start cutting some deals. Get concessions from Biden on some key areas and also some key national platform committee positions, etc.
Sure, but Bernie?
Sadly, yeah. Ain’t gonna happen.
Illinois, where polls just closed, doesn’t traditionally have quite as heavy a share of early and absentee voting as Florida and Arizona do, so it’s the state most likely to be affected by any coronavirus-related turnout changes.
Biden is getting those huge, swamp the boat margins in the panhandle and northern Florida in places.
Those were areas where 4 years ago he did very well and beat Clinton by double digits.
People really hated Hillary Clinton. Goodness.
I’m rapid transitioning to “get off the stage, motherfucker”.
Glad to see turnout in Florida was great considering.
Re: Bernie dropping out, isn’t it useful to have a backup candidate in case of the non-trivial risk of Biden getting COVID-19? There seems to be this presumption that if the second last candidate doesn’t drop out asap they are a huge asshole that is hurting the party, but is it based on something other than dislike for the man and a narrative about party unity that may or may not be true? Clinton didn’t drop out in 2008 until June 7 when Obama literally got enough delegates to secure the win at the convention (yes, that was a closer race).
In addition to the presidential race, Illinois is hosting a high-profile Democratic primary in the 3rd Congressional District between an ( actually) centrist incumbent, Rep. Dan Lipinski, and a progressive challenger, Marie Newman. In 2018, Lipinski fended off Newman just 51 percent to 49 percent.
As an aside, this is a very reliably Blue district. There’s no reason (like, say with candidates in purple districts in other parts of the state) to root for a moderate. Hoping for a hard blue progressive vote here.
They could still nominate at the convention if something happened to Biden, yes?
No.
It’s based on voting being a potentially unhealthy act for many Americans.
Yes. The Convention isn’t until mid-July.