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George II

(67,782 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 07:20 PM Mar 2020

With Gabbard dropping out, 538 has revised candidates' chances of getting to 1991 delegates:

Sanders is now tied with Dropouts, and No One beats Sanders. Biden is still > 99 in 100 (>99%)



If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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With Gabbard dropping out, 538 has revised candidates' chances of getting to 1991 delegates: (Original Post) George II Mar 2020 OP
KR Cha Mar 2020 #1
LOL sheshe2 Mar 2020 #2
ROFL Sloumeau Mar 2020 #3
No one beats Bernie. nt TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #4
Ha! sheshe2 Mar 2020 #5
Cracks me up every time! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #7
538 threw a dart at the board and it landed on the ceiling... tandem5 Mar 2020 #6
The abundant woman has sung! UncleNoel Mar 2020 #8
I was trying to think of a nice way of saying that the other day...you nailed it! George II Mar 2020 #9
Sanders still in 3rd place in a 2 man race! William769 Mar 2020 #10
Bazinga! George II Mar 2020 #11
Bernie loses 2nd place to a phantom in a photo finish. Ouch! oasis Mar 2020 #13
That make me choke on my drink!! NCProgressive Mar 2020 #16
Do they have any data on the "battle of ideas" that Sanders is supposedly winning? NCProgressive Mar 2020 #12
That's the problem, only ideas, no concrete solutions. George II Mar 2020 #18
wow Macima Mar 2020 #14
538 is just being cruel BidenBacker Mar 2020 #15
LOL! murielm99 Mar 2020 #17
Not so fast! We must hear from Rhode Island! ucrdem Mar 2020 #19
'Dropouts' have the same chance as Bernie of being the nominee. LOL n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #20
 

TexasTowelie

(116,830 posts)
4. No one beats Bernie. nt
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 07:57 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
7. Cracks me up every time!
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 08:48 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

tandem5

(2,077 posts)
6. 538 threw a dart at the board and it landed on the ceiling...
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 08:14 PM
Mar 2020

Now they've pulled it out of the ceiling and are fussing over hand placing directly on the bullseye!

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

UncleNoel

(864 posts)
8. The abundant woman has sung!
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 08:53 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
9. I was trying to think of a nice way of saying that the other day...you nailed it!
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 09:13 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

William769

(55,830 posts)
10. Sanders still in 3rd place in a 2 man race!
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 09:25 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

oasis

(51,705 posts)
13. Bernie loses 2nd place to a phantom in a photo finish. Ouch!
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 09:59 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)
16. That make me choke on my drink!!
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:44 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)
12. Do they have any data on the "battle of ideas" that Sanders is supposedly winning?
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 09:56 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
18. That's the problem, only ideas, no concrete solutions.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 07:41 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Macima

(13 posts)
14. wow
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:06 PM
Mar 2020

Bernie with the same chances as a dropout.

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

BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)
15. 538 is just being cruel
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:47 PM
Mar 2020

They could easily have added a decimal place so that Bernie's chances didn't show up as a big fat goose egg.

Okay, maybe 2 decimal places.

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

ucrdem

(15,703 posts)
19. Not so fast! We must hear from Rhode Island!
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 07:47 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

zackymilly

(2,375 posts)
20. 'Dropouts' have the same chance as Bernie of being the nominee. LOL n/t
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 08:12 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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