Guys, Joe won states he never visited, had no ads and not even an office...blowing my mind.

[Demsrule86]

[highplainsdem]

1. We know Joe.

[emmaverybo]

2. [phone]

[Cha]

5. Touche'!

[Demsrule86]

6. True that.

[MaryMagdaline]

25. *100000000000000

[SunSeeker]

56. And Joe knows us.

[uponit7771]

92. +1,

[Cha]

3. it blows mine, too!

Dems

[Demsrule86]

8. What a night...honestly I never thought this would happen...

I am just ecstatic Cha!

[Cha]

14. I've been worried all day!

Edge of my seat blowing into a paper bag.. so yeah.. this is Surreal!

[Demsrule86]

26. I know what you mean...my fear was Sanders would take an insurmountable lead in delegates...I know

Joe had no money to spend on super Tuesday states and had to concentrate on South Carolina... but he did it ...didn't even have an office in many of the states.

[Cha]

36. I read Sanders spent more in South Carolina..

don't know for sure, tho.

May this hold!

[Demsrule86]

62. I am sure he did...he had lots of money...Joe didn't even have an office in many super Tuesday

states...don't think he even went to Alabama or Tennessee.

[zackymilly]

86. I heard Sanders bought a dozen sparrows, but couldn't get any of them to land on the podium 🦜🦜🦜

[Sloumeau]

90. Hahahaha. :) nt

[MaryMagdaline]

27. Me too! Too nervous to watch

[Demsrule86]

34. I can barely form a coherent though much less write properly!

[Cha]

37. don't have tv but if I did.. I would

Not be watching!

[showblue22]

35. Me too! Literally!

[Cha]

38. It helps!

[frazzled]

4. You catch more flies (or votes)

with honey than money or vinegar

[OhZone]

33. I'm stealing that one!

Ha!

[calimary]

57. Oooooooooo that's a good one!

[LizBeth]

7. It is not all Joe, for sure. It is Democrats. Blue wave baby. We have been waiting four fuckin years

[Demsrule86]

15. I have too...I longed for a day like today when I went to the woman's march...probably the lowest

I have ever been.

[LizBeth]

48. Yup. I finally went on my happy pill then, stayed on it a year. lol.

[Demsrule86]

61. I had to go on ADHD meds again for the first time in years...could not focus.

[True Blue American]

77. I could use a few

Of your pills. I have been so down, today the sun came out!

[Green Line]

9. I'm so blown away by my state

Never expected Joe to win MA

[Demsrule86]

16. I have to say I am shocked and I have to say it sad for Sen. Warren.

[Tarheel_Dem]

73. He wasn't supposed to win MN either. Shocker! n/t

[getagrip_already]

10. I'm between jobs and no income, but....

I've been tossing $10 - $20 whenever I can (too often, lol).

Joe has been sucking fumes since Iowa. I just felt it was a case of "no regrets" and kept donating.

He wasn't spending but succeeded anyway.

Keep it up!

[Demsrule86]

19. No don't...we got this...save your money...it sucks to be out of work. And with the stupid virus...

it could hurt your efforts to get a new job. Hubs and I are OK for now.

[True Blue American]

78. Money did not win for Joe!

Character did!

So I agree, concentrate on getting a new job. Your friends will help!

[DarthDem]

11. Awesome

[Skid Rogue]

12. That support was always there for Biden.

We just became doubtful after the early primaries.

[Demsrule86]

21. And you know I said repeatedly it didn't matter but then I let it matter.

[Skittles]

59. not necessarily support

I literally voted for who I disliked the least.

[Demsrule86]

63. Honestly, I like all our candidates with the exception of Sanders and Gabbard. But I would vote for

either to get rid of Trump.

[Skittles]

70. I just wish we had better choices

indeed

[R B Garr]

13. Sanders and Bloomberg are the big spenders, and they

couldn’t beat an underfunded Biden.

This is the huge story about this primary. Sanders has spent more and lost support. Biden spent practically nothing and won the biggest. Voters don’t want a revolution!

[wnylib]

68. Hey, give Bloomberg a little credit.

He did manage to buy American Samoa.

[littlemissmartypants]

69. I heard on PBS news that he literally had hired the majority of the island to work his campaign.

What!?! Crazy!

[AlexSFCA]

17. everyone knows him; money out of politics in action

[oasis]

18. Imagine what's possible once his campaign is swimming in Bloomberg dough.

[world wide wally]

20. Dems want to beat Trump so bad!

[efhmc]

22. I see about a half divide with the front runners in Texas..

Any other news?

[MerryBlooms]

23. vs Mr. Million Moneybags who's spending $4,000-$5,000 Per vote!

Bloomberg needs to drop out and put his millions behind our front runner and all Democratic races including local races. We need his help in blue states with bright red counties.

[Yavin4]

24. He was VP for 8 years.

People know who he is.

[comradebillyboy]

28. Dare I say it, Biden is surging, yeahhhhh!

[Qutzupalotl]

29. Politics is a popularity contest, and everybody likes Joe.

That means more states become swing states.

[frazzled]

30. It occurs to me that the plus side to this

is that his potential donors are not tapped out already.

[NoMoreRepugs]

31. Money is going to start pouring into the Biden campaign.

[dhill926]

53. a LOT.....

I think folks were just waiting...

[StevieM]

32. On a side note, this is a good demonstration of how silly the media's 2016 GE analysis has been.

Often times, it is the national narrative about a candidate that determines how people see them and how they decide to vote.

Hillary lost because of the fake email scandal. That story dominated the election from start to finish. And it is why she lost.

Thanks a lot, Comey.

[delisen]

42. Russia was a majot factor and will be again

[squirecam]

39. Thanks to Amy and Pete

They got him MN and MA, and maybe Texas too.

[delisen]

40. Biden benefited from Bloomberg ads targeting others

Namely Trump and Sanders as well as the recent fears of what a Democratic Socialist presidential candidate would mean down ballot and in terms of getting rid of Trump.

This is a victory for the party and congressional branch'- not so much an individual.

[Demsrule86]

43. Not true...Biden won...he is a decent well liked guy...and he won.

[HarlanPepper]

41. "But he has no ground game and Bernie has thousands of offices."

[betsuni]

44. Grassroots...

[HarlanPepper]

47. Yeah

I’d also mention Dump was pilloried for having literally zero ground game whatsoever in 2016. I’m beginning to wonder if the whole thing is an outdated construct.

[betsuni]

49. I still don't think it would've made any difference if Hillary had more offices and yard signs

and rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan. Not with the MSM "but her emails" negative-only coverage and fake scandals splashed across the cover of tabloids and flooding social media.

[HarlanPepper]

50. Not really looking at it from the HRC perspective

More from the Dump perspective in that some thought he would lose because he had no ground game.

[betsuni]

52. But she's always criticized for that and Trump and Biden and Sanders are proof it

doesn't always matter either way.

[HarlanPepper]

55. Yeah I agree she has been criticized

And I agree with you that what’s happened tonight is proof it doesn’t matter like it used to.

[Demsrule86]

64. In the end it is all about the message...I don't want to join a movement personally...just want to

destroy Trump.

[HarlanPepper]

66. That's where I'm at too

policy is a tertiary concern behind beating trump and stabilizing our republic.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

45. KR NT

[Demsrule86]

65. Thanks.

[Sloumeau]

46. How James Clyburn Stole Super Tuesday. :)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas:

It came without ribbons.
It came without tags.
It came without packages, boxes or bags.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

How James Clyburn Stole Super Tuesday

It came without offices.
It came without signs.
It came without advertisements, visits, or wine (caves).

[Demsrule86]

67. That is awesome...love it...

[True Blue American]

79. I like that.

Waxing Poetic.

[Squinch]

84. Yep. We owe this, and the ousting of Filthy Donnie in November, to AA voters. As usual.

[Dem2theMax]

51. I absolutely believed. I had faith that people understand what this election means.

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I'm still shocked to see people on DU saying they're going to vote for someone who cannot beat Trump. But I think a lot of America understands that the only way to get Trump out of office, is to vote for the one guy who can get everyone to show up to the polls in November. Joe Biden is the only person who can do that.

That is our only issue. This race is about two words.
Beat Trump.

And as good as a lot of the other candidates are, they will not get the turnout that Biden can achieve.

I believed. I have faith. And I totally ignored the polls. And I knew the early caucuses were skewered towards a largely white demographic. And tonight Joe showed us what he can do. But those of us who have been rooting for him all along, we already knew it.

GO JOE!

[lucca18]

58. Perfectly said!

Joe can bring this country together to vote trump out of office.
And I cannot wait!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

60. Ditto

Go Joe!

[lindysalsagal]

75. Yup.

I love senator Warren but she's lost.

[Brainfodder]

71. Might be helped by the fact blob is so afraid of him he tried to manufacturer dirt?

K&R

[lindysalsagal]

74. It's the anti-frump vote. Pure and simple. frump is his own worst enemy.

This proves frump is over.

[janterry]

76. regression to the mean

very sad

[Squinch]

80. Progression to coalescing behind a candidate who can beat Filthy Donnie. Thereby saving Democracy

and the Rule of Law.

That is a GREAT thing to offer.

[janterry]

82. I'm so sad

I hear that you think he's a smart, good candidate.

I'm so sad.

[Squinch]

85. I am sorry you are sad. That's not snark. I get it. I wanted Kamala. And I DO love

Liz inordinately.

So I really do feel for you and I understand what you are saying.

But, really, we all have to take an oar in this. No matter whether it is our favorite spot in the boat or not. We HAVE to get Filthy Donnie out, and we needed to coalesce behind a single candidate.

Yes, you are right. Joe is the candidate who is least objectionable to the most Democratic voters. But that is exactly what we need right now.

Take the time you need. Know there are many of us who feel or have felt exactly what you are feeling.

But then get back in the boat. We need you.

We have ONE job in this election. Only one. And it might be the most important job any American voter will ever perform.

[LiberalBrooke]

81. I think a lot of the Dem votes for Joe were anti Bernie votes

People like me want a positive message from a nice person.

[Squinch]

87. I think more were anti-Filthy Donnie votes.

[LiberalBrooke]

83. Also I believe

that forming a coalition is a positive thing not a sellout. Thanks Pete and Amy.

[Hortensis]

88. Let's note that, in contrast, this is in spite of Russia, China, Iran, and

our own RW all campaigning against Biden in every state. And working heavily to influence voters to support another candidate to defeat him.

[redstatebluegirl]

89. I think Texas in particular proves our elections cannot be bought.

As much as I have worried about our republic, I think in many respects we the people are still in charge.

[ancianita]

91. Reputation doesn't need selling. His precedes him.