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2020 Democratic Presidential Primary

PhDeac said:
The Dem primary should be a chance to mobilize and grow support for down ballot candidates who have a chance to win even if the presidential nominee doesn’t.
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I would argue that the only candidate who is actively doing this anyway is Sanders. Why does it matter? While the establishment is handwringing over “the death of liberalism” Sanders associates like AOC are using their platform to boost down ballot congressional candidates.
 
Do people believe single payer is likely to occur down the road? Simply from a demographics perspective it seems so. Late 2018 poll showed 70 percent of people 15-34 support single payer including 88 percent of democrats and 40 percent of republicans. Sure the insurance lobby is powerful but demographically it sure seems that we’re headed that way.
 
CreamyGoodness said:
Let's see how Bernie does in the Carolina's, VA, GA, AR, KY, TN, LA and FL. Then let's see how he does in Texas. I also don't see him running away with things in the Midwest.

He tied an inexperienced Mayor in Iowa. Didn't steamroll in NH(Which he should have), although it was a comfortable win. Nevada is the first state that he's shown true strength and momentum, IMO.

Bernie has a long ways to go before he has the pleasure of getting steamrolled by Trump.
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Bernie fared well in portions of the Midwest and west against Clinton.
 
Strickland33 said:
I would argue that the only candidate who is actively doing this anyway is Sanders. Why does it matter? While the establishment is handwringing over “the death of liberalism” Sanders associates like AOC are using their platform to boost down ballot congressional candidates.
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Because Sanders ran last time and he’s been running for 5 years. You don’t think that’s an advantage but it’s a massive advantage against a large field who didn’t.

I’m describing what the DNC should be doing and it would be easier to do in a multistage national primary instead of a state by state system.
 
birdman said:
I totally get that Bernie has a long way to go, but Why should we care at all what states like AR, KY, TN and LA, think about a democratic nominee. Those states are never going to vote for any of these candidates in November.
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There's no chance to win those states. But there's so much opo research on him that will allow Trump to tell the truth about Bernie and scare voters. It also takes Trump is Russia's candidate off the table.
 
Wakeforest22890 said:
Do people believe single payer is likely to occur down the road? Simply from a demographics perspective it seems so. Late 2018 poll showed 70 percent of people 15-34 support single payer including 88 percent of democrats and 40 percent of republicans. Sure the insurance lobby is powerful but demographically it sure seems that we’re headed that way.
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The way Bernie is presenting it is the problem.
 
Wakeforest22890 said:
Do people believe single payer is likely to occur down the road? Simply from a demographics perspective it seems so. Late 2018 poll showed 70 percent of people 15-34 support single payer including 88 percent of democrats and 40 percent of republicans. Sure the insurance lobby is powerful but demographically it sure seems that we’re headed that way.
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It kinda blows my mind about how passionately people fight to keep their United Healthcare bureaucracy.
 
It really doesn’t matter because we’re all fucked. A boastfully ignorant reality tv personality who is an indisputably awful human being is going to be elected president of the United States twice. What a shitty time to be alive. The good news is that the Obama recovery will eventually end. Better to have it be blamed on trump than Sanders I suppose.
 
PhDeac said:
Because Sanders ran last time and he’s been running for 5 years. You don’t think that’s an advantage but it’s a massive advantage against a large field who didn’t.

I’m describing what the DNC should be doing and it would be easier to do in a multistage national primary instead of a state by state system.
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Oh, so you just don’t like Sanders? It’s not about the down ballot, huh.
 
Strickland33 said:
Oh, so you just don’t like Sanders? It’s not about the down ballot, huh.
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Weird post. I’m saying everyone could be doing what Sanders is doing if the structure was different.

Strickland33 said:
It seems like Buttigieg isn’t accepting the caucus results again
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He accepted Iowa just fine. Bernie didn’t.
 
Trump gets 40+ states means that of Washington, Oregon, California, Illinois, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, and Hawaii. He takes at least three of those states so which three would that be?
 
Wakeforest22890 said:
Do people believe single payer is likely to occur down the road? Simply from a demographics perspective it seems so. Late 2018 poll showed 70 percent of people 15-34 support single payer including 88 percent of democrats and 40 percent of republicans. Sure the insurance lobby is powerful but demographically it sure seems that we’re headed that way.
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No, because I think we will have compromised some system to reduce the costs in line to our peers using a hybrid system by then.
 
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