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Cha

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16. As the returns rolled in on Super Tuesday, Joe Biden's aides were flabbergasted.

Reply to William769 (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:21 PM

Mar 2020

lol.. as were many others! lol I'm still pinching myself. ouch.

What a great exciting article to relive What Happened! I love reading analysis like this when there's such a beautiful outcome.. Mahalo, Bill!

A few snippets I like especially..

The speed of the consolidation of the moderate wing around Biden stunned the entire political universe, including the Sanders team.

Before Klobuchar and Buttigieg exited the race, Sanders advisers believed they were well positioned for Super Tuesday wins in Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota and even Texas, where Sanders had planted an early flag.

But the coalescence behind Biden was so fast and widespread, there wasn't even enough time to shift plans or ad buys before Super Tuesday.

The Sanders campaign was so bullish about their prospects that they ramped up their efforts in South Carolina -- Biden's firewall -- placing a late $500,000 ad buy in South Carolina with the hope they could keep the race close, with a high single-digit margin.

They were so sure.

I'm going to post this first and then read the rest of the article.. Thank You, William!

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

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10 days that reshaped the Democratic presidential race [View all] William769 Mar 2020 OP

It will be studied for years. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #1

Might have all started with one tweet. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #2

Several threads here advised Biden's supporters to relax after the... brush Mar 2020 #45

I hadn't heard about 538 DarthDem Mar 2020 #51

Yeah, I noticed it in one of their articles. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #52

Geez DarthDem Mar 2020 #53

In these times we are down to two candidates. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #3

... William769 Mar 2020 #4

... sheshe2 Mar 2020 #5

Problem is BidenBacker Mar 2020 #12

Yep. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #14

This is because Democratic presidents have only two years with a Democratic Congress question everything Mar 2020 #31

Bingo BidenBacker Mar 2020 #44

They just lie about it 'cause they know their cult will accept it. Cha Mar 2020 #46

Right. On these pages I expressed my wish for Kennedy to resign to fill his position question everything Mar 2020 #54

Well BidenBacker Mar 2020 #58

It means less than zero. Cha Mar 2020 #47

Agreed , she. Biden's experience will be so welcome. R B Garr Mar 2020 #13

Yes, R B. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #18

Biden's Coronavirus presser gave me hope that we can R B Garr Mar 2020 #23

Excellent article. Thank you...K&R Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #6

You're welcome. William769 Mar 2020 #7

It's because of the patriotism of Buttigieg and Klobuchar. Beakybird Mar 2020 #8

They saw the bigger picture. William769 Mar 2020 #9

No One Can Win Dem Nomination Without AA Support - Pete, Amy and Liz Were Getting Less Than 5% Indykatie Mar 2020 #22

And here Bernie thought it was going to be a Ten Days That Shook the World type revolution. betsuni Mar 2020 #10

Must be groundhog day for Bernie. William769 Mar 2020 #11

Yep. He got handed another one-way ticket to Palookaville. ucrdem Mar 2020 #15

I really appreciate these snippets! Cha Mar 2020 #17

So. Still... sheshe2 Mar 2020 #27

Yes, he was looking for his 30% to be a wedge, R B Garr Mar 2020 #24

As the returns rolled in on Super Tuesday, Joe Biden's aides were flabbergasted. Cha Mar 2020 #16

Super Tuesday was the most awesome election EVER ucrdem Mar 2020 #19

What A DAY or Two! And, who said Joe Biden isn't Cha Mar 2020 #20

+1000, you could feel the ground shifting! R B Garr Mar 2020 #26

I can feel the earth move under my feet. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #29

Perfect! It was a stampede! R B Garr Mar 2020 #48

This article is fantastic. So hopeful and you can R B Garr Mar 2020 #25

Yes! It's exaclty what happened and Maeve Reston worded Cha Mar 2020 #35

Love this. Thanks Cha! R B Garr Mar 2020 #49

It's like we owe them a debt of Cha Mar 2020 #56

Just as Jesus raised Lazrus from the dead, Jim Clyburn comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #21

lol.. somebody asked jokingly if anything Cha Mar 2020 #30

Love that story! ucrdem Mar 2020 #37

I know.. I could read it over and over again! Cha Mar 2020 #40

And this is where I disagree: Sanders should have never been the "undisputed front runner" question everything Mar 2020 #28

You have to admit it looked grim for a couple of weeks. ucrdem Mar 2020 #32

Agree. It looked grim. But to consider 50 delegates out of 1990 was, in my opinion question everything Mar 2020 #33

I think we were still hoping for the best while expecting the worst. ucrdem Mar 2020 #34

No. I was not worried. Well too much. Ok. Some. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #41

Oh I agree.. but they ran with it.. and now they Cha Mar 2020 #36

BTW Cha, what is Shaka sign question everything Mar 2020 #38

Mahalo for that.. Oh my Senator Schatz! Cha Mar 2020 #43

Sanders team goes all in on Michigan Cha Mar 2020 #39

& thank you for all you do here. William769 Mar 2020 #55

You're Welcome and Mahalo Cha Mar 2020 #57

I tried to tell people about Bernie screaming about NAFTA in MI... showblue22 Mar 2020 #42

Protectionism and isolationism are losing messages comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #50