Democratic Primaries

LanternWaste

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107. Anecdotal evidence is not objective data

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 05:00 PM

Mar 2020

And regardless of whether we may allege to have never seen a thing does not in fact, imply it as fiction. Indeed, if we remove our biases, we often see much more than we (and our narratives) want to.

But that requires open eyes rather than seeing only that which validates our agenda.

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

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The ominous threat of a Bernie nomination seems to have drastically subsided over the last 48 hours [View all] tritsofme Mar 2020 OP

Bern's feeling the Burn...the Biden Burn!!! n/t DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #1

Are you still feeling the burn? griffi94 Mar 2020 #5

the "Bidurn"? joost5 Mar 2020 #60

It's like someone woke the sleeping giant. A total 180. I am so relieved. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #2

Don't get so excited yet, at140 Mar 2020 #3

Dang it. You're right.... Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #10

yeah. Sanders is going to collect a LOT of delegates in a couple days. stopdiggin Mar 2020 #11

538 is saying 1599 for Sanders, 1455 for Biden... pbmus Mar 2020 #71

Sanders delegate counts have been lowered again since Klobachar left the race. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #85

You mean... respect the will of the voters? ehrnst Mar 2020 #86

Polls from before Saturday mcar Mar 2020 #97

"the party seems to be deciding...on him!" brutus smith Mar 2020 #4

Either did I gilligan Mar 2020 #19

Yes that is in the interest of the party establishment KSNY Mar 2020 #33

Bloomberg is aiding Sanders by staying in until after Super Tuesday tirebiter Mar 2020 #66

If you constantly attack the Party what do you expect them to do? Moderateguy Mar 2020 #47

Wake up and change rwsanders Mar 2020 #57

Truthdig... lapucelle Mar 2020 #76

If that makes you laugh, mores the pity. rwsanders Mar 2020 #100

2016? When Bernie lost decisively? Yeah. Reminds me of that as well. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #102

OK, if you remember it that way. I remember a gamed system with the one campaign controlling the DNC rwsanders Mar 2020 #104

You certainly lecture people on who to vote, how to think, and what to post. LanternWaste Mar 2020 #105

Bizarre that you would get that from what I wrote. rwsanders Mar 2020 #108

It's called democracy relayerbob Mar 2020 #56

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Looks that way, doesn't it relayerbob Mar 2020 #68

Interesting. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #81

In what way do Democrats hate democracy? Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #82

Thank you, neither did I Boomer Mar 2020 #67

seems handmade34 Mar 2020 #6

This is not going to be easy and Biden, his staff, volunteers, you, me SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #7

Highly unlikely. Nt lostnfound Mar 2020 #9

Kamala Harris or Stacey Abrams stopdiggin Mar 2020 #15

Careful what you wish for.. Calculating Mar 2020 #8

No worries; we're already factoring in Sanders followers sitting out LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #13

I hope that Sanders' supporters will not sit out the election if he is not the nominee. Lonestarblue Mar 2020 #48

So do I, but we have to proceed as if they will. Claims of "rigging" are already all over the net, LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #51

Anyone sitting out this election is painfully unaware of what's at stake. joost5 Mar 2020 #62

I know; that's why the election is too important to depend on capricious critics LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #89

Sanders has said he will support the nominee no matter who it is. pampango Mar 2020 #87

Sanders also said he wouldn't run a divisive campaign, yet his hires and campaign actions LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #88

Another bumper sticker! LanternWaste Mar 2020 #106

Agreed! William769 Mar 2020 #12

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DU is very hostile toward Sanders. Old Crow Mar 2020 #17

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My feeling is that DU will become for a while "Joe Underground"... mwooldri Mar 2020 #83

Bernie is not a dem.. kevink077 Mar 2020 #23

A couple gentle corrections to what you're saying. Old Crow Mar 2020 #31

People might simply think that history will repeat itself. lapucelle Mar 2020 #80

A number of polls have shown only 59% of Sanders supporters will vote for a different nominee. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #93

Anecdotal evidence is not objective data LanternWaste Mar 2020 #107

They scornfully True Blue American Mar 2020 #34

Because he constantly attacks Democrats, and the Democratic party LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #28

I wouldn't mind Sanders as a president at all Richard D Mar 2020 #45

Bernie is NOT the most popular candidate. Not across diverse groups, demographics, and the emmaverybo Mar 2020 #84

Indeed. America just breathed a collective sigh of relief. honest.abe Mar 2020 #16

I'm not a Bernie fan NewJeffCT Mar 2020 #18

We might still be headed for a contested convention if Bloomberg stays in. totodeinhere Mar 2020 #25

Bernie cannot win a contested convention, and he knows it, and so he just weakens us in the general LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #30

Whether he could win a contested convention or not, having a strong nominee who wins on the first totodeinhere Mar 2020 #36

Bloomberg will stay in True Blue American Mar 2020 #37

Not picking the candidate with the most votes weakens us in the general. Gravitycollapse Mar 2020 #41

Nevermind; not going there LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #43

And the party will contradict themselves if they don't pick whoever has the most votes. Gravitycollapse Mar 2020 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #46

It's about delegates not votes.. Moderateguy Mar 2020 #50

I'm talking about delegates voting at the convention. Gravitycollapse Mar 2020 #55

You don't say.... ehrnst Mar 2020 #94

"Since that was their argument last time around...." ehrnst Mar 2020 #95

It wasn't their argument at all radical noodle Mar 2020 #99

"Not picking the candidate with the most votes weakens us in the general..." ehrnst Mar 2020 #96

What do I do when I see either as an ominous threat leading to maxsolomon Mar 2020 #21

I had such a scare Saturday night, I just laid in bed and obsessed for some time. lark Mar 2020 #22

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Kind of nasty, don't you think? n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #39

Running over and over for name reognition sure worked for Harold Stassen, didn't it? marble falls Mar 2020 #63

Wow. Codeine Mar 2020 #59

DU is not representative. It's still a very competitive race. Gravitycollapse Mar 2020 #26

Which Bernie would lose on the second ballot, so he's just making it harder for us to beat Trump LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #29

You know what they say about assumptions. Gravitycollapse Mar 2020 #35

But Bernie's goal is to win on the first ballot. And according to 538 there is a realistic totodeinhere Mar 2020 #40

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Rep. Jim Clyburn deserves a ton of credit. nt oasis Mar 2020 #38

Many votes were cast weeks ago TrogL Mar 2020 #42

I finally exhaled for the first time in two weeks world wide wally Mar 2020 #49

Same here PatSeg Mar 2020 #91

Oh yeah...Bernie's sooooo scary... TCJ70 Mar 2020 #52

I'm not pro-Bernie, but this post is massively premature AdamGG Mar 2020 #53

You're only half right, now we may be faced with 4 more years of Trump. rwsanders Mar 2020 #54

It is all speculation until the votes are counted. CentralMass Mar 2020 #58

It really hasn't changed Lordquinton Mar 2020 #61

vOTING Blue yuiyoshida Mar 2020 #64

The winds have definitely shifted. :) nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #69

The tide has turned [tide is less transient] empedocles Mar 2020 #77

"ominous threat", huh? krispos42 Mar 2020 #70

Yep, it would lead to four more years of Trump. tritsofme Mar 2020 #98

Whatever you have to tell yourself krispos42 Mar 2020 #103

So it is obvious all those saying the world will end with a Bernie win Farmer-Rick Mar 2020 #73

He's a "uniter" all right ... so to speak. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #74

'so to speak' empedocles Mar 2020 #78

so glad you're confident that you're going to win NJCher Mar 2020 #75

Nice selective edit TwilightZone Mar 2020 #101

Whew!! demosincebirth Mar 2020 #79

It was an absolutely ridiculous freakout budkin Mar 2020 #90

Sanders was counting on all the other candidates Blue_Tires Mar 2020 #92