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Who do you hope wins the US Election?

Trump
9
39%
Biden
9
39%
Don't Care
5
22%
 
Total votes: 23

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swoop42 wrote:Bloomberg is a Republican and shouldn't even be in consideration by the Democrats.

It's embarrassing that once again money can buy you a shot at becoming the President.

Sad that not much seemingly separates moderate Democrats and Republicans with both sides more interested in retaining the status quo of corporate America and the powerful interest groups behind it.
He's getting trounced tonight, in any case. About the only thing he's achieving is keeping Sanders in the race by stealing votes off Biden, which is fine with me.
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Oh good lord:

https://twitter.com/ByYourLogic/status/ ... 7220666369

Looks like we're in for eight more months of this.
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David wrote:
swoop42 wrote:Bloomberg is a Republican and shouldn't even be in consideration by the Democrats.

It's embarrassing that once again money can buy you a shot at becoming the President.

Sad that not much seemingly separates moderate Democrats and Republicans with both sides more interested in retaining the status quo of corporate America and the powerful interest groups behind it.
He's getting trounced tonight, in any case. About the only thing he's achieving is keeping Sanders in the race by stealing votes off Biden, which is fine with me.
My understanding is Bloomberg was a long time Democrat who joined the republicans to win the vote for Mayor of New York, switched back to an independent part way through his reign and reverted to Democrat once out of office where he's spent millions getting Democrats elected and given over $8 Billion away since signing the Giving Pledge

He has as much right to run as Sanders who is an independent senator, not a Democrat.

Biden is giving Bernie a rogering over all, probably because he thinks he's his wife. The fight will be on to be Biden's VP because if he does beat Trump, the VP is odds on to become POTUS well inside the 4 year term
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Super Tuesday is done, Biden has shot to the front like a you know the thing.

Bloomberg spent $700M to win American Samoa, Warren imploded; didn't even win her home state and Sanders tanked but still won California thanks to Bloomberg taking votes from Biden.

You can pretty much pencil in Biden. I was wrong, him being totally mentally incompetent doesn't seem to dissuade Democrat voters at all.
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Wokko wrote:Super Tuesday is done, Biden has shot to the front like a you know the thing.

Bloomberg spent $700M to win American Samoa, Warren imploded; didn't even win her home state and Sanders tanked but still won California thanks to Bloomberg taking votes from Biden.

You can pretty much pencil in Biden. I was wrong, him being totally mentally incompetent doesn't seem to dissuade Democrat voters at all.
ehhhh think about that. :wink:
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swoop42 wrote:Bloomberg is a Republican and shouldn't even be in consideration by the Democrats.
Wrong. Being wealthy does not automatically make someone a Republican.

Bloomberg was a registered Republican for only six years of his life (2001-2007). In all other years, he's either been an independent (2007-2018) or a Democrat (before 2001; 2018-present).

If anything, Sanders doesn't belong in the Democratic party and deep down he knows this as well, but understands he won't make any progress unless he runs on a party ticket.
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Once the counts are completed across the relevant states, I'll post up the full results but here's how it stands in terms of the percentage of the vote each candidate has received in the following states:

Alabama = Biden (63%), Sanders (17%), Bloomberg (12%), Warren (6%)
American Samoa = Bloomberg (50%), Gabbard (29%), Sanders (11%), Biden (9%), Warren (1%)
Arkansas = Biden (41%), Sanders (22%), Bloomberg (17%), Warren (10%)
California = Sanders (31%), Biden (22%), Bloomberg (16%), Warren (12%)
Colorado = Sanders (36%), Biden (23%), Bloomberg (21%), Warren (17%)
Maine = Biden (34%), Sanders (33%), Warren (16%), Bloomberg (12%)
Massachusetts = Biden (34%), Sanders (27%), Warren (21%), Bloomberg (12%)
Minnesota = Biden (39%), Sanders (30%), Warren (15%), Bloomberg (8%)
North Carolina = Biden (43%), Sanders (24%), Bloomberg (13%), Warren (11%)
Oklahoma = Biden (39%), Sanders (25%), Bloomberg (14%), Warren (13%), Gabbard (2%)
Tennessee = Biden (42%), Sanders (25%), Bloomberg (16%), Warren (10%)
Texas = Biden (34%), Sanders (30%), Bloomberg (15%), Warren (12%)
Utah = Sanders (35%), Bloomberg (17%), Biden (17%), Warren (15%)
Vermont = Sanders (51%), Biden (22%), Warren (13%), Bloomberg (9%)
Virginia = Biden (53%), Sanders (23%), Warren (11%), Bloomberg (10%)

Contests won:
- Biden = 10
- Sanders = 4
- Bloomberg = 1
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And Bloomberg has walked. Down to Bernie v Biden.
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stui magpie wrote:And Bloomberg has walked. Down to Bernie v Biden.
Warren and Gabbard still in it too :lol:

Unironically Tulsi is their best candidate but the DNC destroyed her.
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Jezza wrote:
swoop42 wrote:Bloomberg is a Republican and shouldn't even be in consideration by the Democrats.
Wrong. Being wealthy does not automatically make someone a Republican.

Bloomberg was a registered Republican for only six years of his life (2001-2007). In all other years, he's either been an independent (2007-2018) or a Democrat (before 2001; 2018-present).

If anything, Sanders doesn't belong in the Democratic party and deep down he knows this as well, but understands he won't make any progress unless he runs on a party ticket.
I would never support Carlton for 6 years and still have the nerve to call myself a Collingwood supporter.

He's no Democrat.
He's mad. He's bad. He's MaynHARD!
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Wokko wrote:Super Tuesday is done, Biden has shot to the front like a you know the thing.

Bloomberg spent $700M to win American Samoa, Warren imploded; didn't even win her home state and Sanders tanked but still won California thanks to Bloomberg taking votes from Biden.

You can pretty much pencil in Biden. I was wrong, him being totally mentally incompetent doesn't seem to dissuade Democrat voters at all.
Republicans still voted for Trump so why so surprised? :lol:
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He's mad. He's bad. He's MaynHARD!
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