Sanders 2016, Sanders 2020
It’s true that in 2016 Sanders got 60% of the New Hampshire primary vote to Hillary’s 38%. It’s also true that it was basically a dead heat in Iowa in 2016 for the two candidates. How to compare to the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Election 2020
Those “moderate” Democrats
Commenter “physicsguy” writes: Trump needs to watch out for Buttigieg and Klobuchar. I think the moderate wing of the D party is starting to assert themselves and either of these two could be a formidable candidate appealing to the LIVs … Continue reading →
New Hampshire results
So far the results are pretty much as anticipated, minus a few details. It’s indeed Sanders, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, in that order and not all that distant from each other. Then instead of Biden and Warren we have Warren and Biden, … Continue reading →
A Rolling Stone postmortem on the Democrat fiasco in Iowa
From Matt Taibbi: When historians pore over the Great Iowa Catastrophe of 2020, much of the blame will be focused on Acronym and Shadow, the two firms associated with the balky app that was supposed to count caucus results. For … Continue reading →
In case you’ve been stranded on a desert island recently, today is the NH primary
First, I’m going to make a prediction without reading the polls. I predict Sanders wins, Buttigieg second, Klobuchar third, Biden fourth. I think Sanders will lead because in 2016 he beat Hillary Clinton 60% to 38% in the New Hamphshire … Continue reading →
The Biden dog-face and pony-soldier show
Bizarro Biden strikes again: Have you noticed that almost all the MSM coverage explains this as a joke? And believe me, I’m not saying it wasn’t. But if it was a joke, it was the most obscure one humanly possible, … Continue reading →
James Carville, messenger with a message about the message
A lot of people are talking about recent remarks by James Carville, warning the Democratic Party about errors they’re making in using so many leftist talking points. Carville became famous as Bill Clinton’s political strategist, and that’s what Carville is … Continue reading →
Be careful about purposely helping the person you think is the worst candidate on the other side
I am very wary of any attempt to manipulate the Democratic primaries by Republicans crossing over and voting for the person they think is the weakest candidate. This is possible to do in many states with open primaries, including the … Continue reading →
If you watched the Democratic candidates debating last night…
…my hat is off to you for your fortitude. I didn’t watch it. But the gist of what I read about it is as follows: –Biden led with the idea that he wouldn’t do well in New Hampshire. –Amy Klobuchar … Continue reading →
There may be an Iowa recanvass
It’s supposedly a dead heat between Sanders and Buttigieg in Iowa, and there have been calls for a recount: Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez is calling on Iowa Democratic officials to immediately recanvass Monday’s caucus vote after days of … Continue reading →
Schiff’s star rising
Lies pay when you’ve got the MSM wind at your back. Adam Schiff’s performance was highly praised by Democrats and the MSM during the impeachment, and now there’s a small push to nominate him as the Democratic candidate for president … Continue reading →
Iowa caucus conspiracies
It’s the perfect situation for the incubation of conspiracies. First, we have a process that few people understand in the first place: the Iowa caucuses. Next, we have a contentious race, many candidates (adding to the complexity), and a residue … Continue reading →