There are currently 14 candidates running for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States. There are 27 days until the first primary, the Iowa caucuses, which are open to all 14 candidates. Most importantly, there are too many posts in the old thread so a new one must be formed.
Here’s the most recent polling data, courtesy of imjosh:
Based on the Super Tuesday polling, if Warren drops out after then there’s still a great shot for Bernie. Washington votes the week after Super Tuesday, that’s a huge delegate pool and obviously will be heavily Bernie if Warren drops out beforehand. Warren dropping out after the first 4 but before Super Tuesday is the most optimal for Bernie’s campaign but perhaps the least likely. If she does, then there was also certainly a deal made between the two beforehand (and I [want to] believe there was)
Just so everyone isn’t shocked, there is a legit chance Warren endorses Biden or Mayor Pete when she drops out and not Bernie. But I think it’s most likely she doesn’t endorse anyone until the nominee is decided.
Lol sorry, I mean our beautiful boy Bernard. I don’t think there’s much of an appetite for war outside of Trump’s base so I think it’s not great for him (Trump). All of the other tier dem candidates have fucked it up too. The contrast has never been more stark.
I haven’t paid a lick of attention because I assume his appeal is “I’m the super smart computer whiz with the think-outside-the box solutions for the future.” I strongly believe that only a few problems can be solved by technocrats. Our biggest challenge is as old as society: political domination by the 1%. There’s no app for that.
Bernie is the only one saying he wants a popular movement to accompany him to Washington, and that’s the only thing that has a chance of averting the Apocalypse.
I presume Yang favors a green new deal. Does he have useful things to say about how to achieve that politically? To get my attention, he needs to talk about a broad political movement, not smart solutions for a new tomorrow gimmickry.
UBI isn’t like a high-tech Elon Musk saves us all by taking us to Mars thing and it’s not “I’ll just be a very serious person” technocrat. It’s kinda revolutionary, maybe.
