Democratic Primaries

Tom Rinaldo

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23. I said it wasn't their strategy. It might well have been their acknowledged final chance

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 01:43 PM

Mar 2020

In that regard any hope they quasi realistically had to somehow win the nomination was dependent on Biden self destructing in a one on one debate. I doubt the Sanders inner circle was ever seriously counting on it. However it wasn't impossible. No one has seen Biden in a one on one debate in eight years, and he was less then impressive in many of the group debates that had been held earlier this year. Even when the odds are slim that one will draw an inside straight flush on the final card dealt to you, once you have stayed in the game until that point, if the added cost to stay in for that final card is minimal, few would choose to fold their cards before that last card was dealt.

Some Sanders supporters deluded themselves into thinking that it was likely Biden would self destruct, but it never was.

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

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PBS Alcindor: Sources near Sanders said path became impossible when Biden didn't implode in debate [View all] highplainsdem Mar 2020 OP

There's a second tweet now... PunkinPi Mar 2020 #1

Thanks! But that doesn't change what Alcindor said about what sources close to Sanders told her, so highplainsdem Mar 2020 #2

I highly doubt Yamiche would make stuff up. No worries, both statements can be accurate. nt PunkinPi Mar 2020 #13

I've tried Demguy81 Mar 2020 #31

Campaigns, winning or losing, want to control their own messaging Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #6

So Their Strategy Was To Depend On A Candidate's Debate Implosion? Me. Mar 2020 #3

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #4

No Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #9

I'm Going To Disagree With You Me. Mar 2020 #16

+100000000 Celerity Mar 2020 #19

I said it wasn't their strategy. It might well have been their acknowledged final chance Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #23

Again I Must Disagree Me. Mar 2020 #25

If you are correct it could only buy them a week of time Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #29

You Give Them Far More Credit THan Me Me. Mar 2020 #33

I agree that the ship has sailed. It left for good during the debate Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #37

I Do Agree (Gasp) Me. Mar 2020 #38

Sanders was never particularly outstanding in the debates. brush Mar 2020 #30

agree! I recall the concepts that Palin or McCain treestar Mar 2020 #18

I Think They May've Convinced Themselves That Their Made Up Meme Me. Mar 2020 #20

And Biden was sharp; stating statistics treestar Mar 2020 #21

They did convince themselves LiberalBrooke Mar 2020 #32

I got that, too.. they should have mentioned it was BS who Cha Mar 2020 #34

YooHoo Cha Me. Mar 2020 #35

Another tweet from Alcindor about what those sources told her: highplainsdem Mar 2020 #5

Him Is A She Me. Mar 2020 #7

Oops. Just corrected. Thanks! highplainsdem Mar 2020 #11

Now we know who's been pushing the "Joe is senile" thing all over the internet. sop Mar 2020 #8

Yes we do. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #15

Ending his campaign? -- Define "campaign". NurseJackie Mar 2020 #10

This!! NCProgressive Mar 2020 #12

so another twitter blow hard jacking up his own self importance by making up stuff lol nt msongs Mar 2020 #14

She Is Not A BlowHard Me. Mar 2020 #17

Yamiche Alcindor is far from 'another twitter blow hard'. She is a superb major journalist and a Celerity Mar 2020 #22

Do you have any idea who Yamiche Alcindor is? StarfishSaver Mar 2020 #24

So ridiculous. Since when is DU home for such low-info blowards? brush Mar 2020 #28

Biden rose to the occasion again Tennessee Hillbilly Mar 2020 #26

What made Sanders think he's such a great debator? brush Mar 2020 #27

Biden has always been good one on one. radius777 Mar 2020 #36