Pre-Super Tuesday Presidential poll

Yeah, that stuff is bullshit. What century are you in?

 

I'm not sure why you felt the need to enlarge and bold-face all that stuff, and, well, my mom is from another generation.

But I think her suggestion is probably on-point, and really the only explanation I can think of, too, in answer to DanOregon's legitimate post/question to which I was responding with my (and my mom's) thoughts about the women in the race.

What would be your explanation?

I don't support the gay lifestyle, and that's no secret. Why take offense at what I wrote about Buttigieg? You don't think he's careful, thoughtful and cognizant of how he presents himself, or maybe you don't think that's a good thing? (Just FYI, I wasn't thinking so much of Buttigieg's lifestyle when I wrote that; I was thinking of Trump; and the fact that you clearly thought I was thinking what you were thinking I meant says more about your judgmental-ness than mine).

Oh, and I voted for a woman, and said I'd also support a gay man in the context of an election. I'd say I'm in this century.

 

OK, I think I see the disconnect, Slacker. My first post on Page 6 of this thread was kind of in response to DanOregon's on Page 1 (Look it up). I probably should've quoted that one instead of the one by Cosmo that referenced Warren. I'm going to edit that in my post previous to this one.

 

I was listening to Axelrod's podcast (highly recommended) The Axe Files and he was saying that before Iowa in '08, the black political establishment in SC was all in on Hillary - it wasn't until they saw Obama win over white voters that they began to defect. Maybe some of that is at play here - I am surprised you haven't seen more heavy hitters endorse candidates ahead of Super Tuesday. Harris in California, (Feinstein's supporting Biden), Beto in Texas (what happened to that guy?), Tim Kaine and Mark Warner in VA.

Not a suprise Mayor Pete is lacking big names, but Klobuchar's endorsements are mostly Minnesota pols, kind of a surprise given her tenure.

Maybe it's just that "superdelegates" are hesitant to weigh in at this point, and don't want to announce their support for someone who may be gone in a week.

 

My vote in Vermont doesn't matter for obvious reasons. Bernie will own the state with or without me. If I was (were?) in a swing state I'd vote for a gal/gay ticket to boost The Demos.

 

Gal/Gay ticket is not attractive to the African American core D voter.

 

I'd like to see if the Gal/Gay numbers are good enough to offset any losses in the black vote.

 

It’s a little sad that the trans* GOP candidate, Zoltan G. Istvan, has absolutely no chance. I guess that the GOP’s short-lived push to be a “bigger tent” party is further buried under the MAGA permafrost.

*transhumanist

 

That would be true if all people did in primaries was vote for the candidate they wanted, but we also have people voting for the candidate they think can win. I think that is especially true this time around with so many people wanting to get President Trump out of office. There are people voting against Buttigieg because they think he has no chance with religious voters. That is where the Evangelicals come into play.

 

The entire problem with the Democratic primary, and the main reason one candidate after another has had a surge of support and then a fade (happening to Sanders as I write this) is that the bulk of primary voters are trying to pick a winner rather than voting their preference. Picking a winner is hard, and by and large when a party goes that route (Dukakis '88, Kerry '04, Romney '12) the candidate then loses. It's Sanders' main advantage. He has a base of support that's with him all the way win or lose.

 

Oh, noooooo!

 

Elizabeth Warren is a terrible politician, not half as smart as people think she is, and has no real credentials.