pineapplemike wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:10 pm
i think biden has a better chance than yang or tulsi or bernie or even kamala at this point but i still struggle to see democrats uniting behind an old lifelong straight white male politician
kamala for sure is planning her next debate line of attack on biden and tulsi
Competition matters. The lesser of evils is a helluva drug, an election winning drug.
If Biden was up against formidable opposition, I would struggle to see him contending as well, but he isn't, the competition is trash, so he's the frontrunner.
If Democrats had a realistic alternative, they'd take it, but they don't, so they'll settle for Creepy Uncle Joe, because settling for the other alternatives is even more unpalatable to them.
That's how Biden wins this nomination, much like Romney in 2012, there will be sizable anti-front runner faction, but they will never coalesce around any of the alternatives before Romney/Biden has acquired unstoppable momentum in the early primary states, and then coast to victory from there.
I see lots of people thinking this is 2016 Republican Primary 2.0, but it's actually 2012 Republican Primary 2.0, without Rick Perry.
It's not Jeb Biden vs. Tulsi Trump, it's Mitt Biden vs. Rick San Warren. Tulsi Paul ain't gotta chance, be real. Bernie Gingrich with kid gloves will be lucky to even do as well as Newt did in 2012. Andrew Huntsman ain't going far either.