2020 Democratic Primary

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[Innula Zenovka]

Joe Biden officially clinches Democratic presidential nomination

Former vice-president crosses delegate threshold in latest round of primaries as he campaigns largely from home

www.theguardian.com

 

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Joe Biden officially clinches Democratic presidential nomination

Former vice-president crosses delegate threshold in latest round of primaries as he campaigns largely from home

www.theguardian.com

 

[danielravennest]

I was kinda hoping it would be Georgia that put him over the top (our primary is Tuesday), but it was Guam. Good for them.

 

[Essence Lumin]

I get to vote in the NJ primary on July 7th.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

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That is all *we're* expecting.

 

[Aeon Jiminy]

The real challenge for Biden and the Democratic Party is to admit that he has devoted his career to being one of that 10 to 15%. Hey Fat, Let's shoot them in the legs instead of the heart:

A striking, joyful portrait of America's greatest divide

 

[Casey Pelous]

Ehh, I’m not holding my breath. They never really leave when they pretend they're going.

 

[Eunoli]

Cristiano - We really need a MAGA hat icon

 

[Jay7733]

I wish bernie would have won but im supporting biden now. Colin Powell supported him today

 

[Beebo Brink]

I'm sure someone somewhere gives a shit what Colin Powell says.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell has endorsed Democratic former United States Vice President Joe Biden, becoming the first important Republican to publicly back President Donald Trump's rival ahead of November's election.

Powell, who led the US military during the 1991 Gulf War in Iraq under then-Republican President George HW Bush and later led the Department of State under President George W Bush, said Trump has "drifted away" from the US Constitution and posed a danger to the country and its democracy.

"I cannot in any way support President Trump this year," Powell, who did not vote for the Republican president in 2016, told CNN. Asked if he would vote for Biden, he added: "I will be voting for him."

"We are in a turning point," Powell said, blasting Republican senators for not standing up to Trump.

"He lies about things. And he gets away with it because people will not hold him accountable."

Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and other retired officers have condemned Trump in recent days.

"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people, does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us," Mattis said.

Ex-Republican Powell backs Democrat Biden for US president

Trump has 'drifted away' from the US Constitution and posed a danger to the country and its democracy, Powell says.

www.aljazeera.com

Trump is fuming about that:

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

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CNN Poll: Trump losing ground to Biden amid chaotic week

As protesters gather daily near the White House and the coronavirus pandemic rages on, the American public is souring on President Donald Trump. A new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds Trump's approval rating down 7 points in the last month as the President falls further behind presumptive...

www.cnn.com

Overall 38% approve of the way Trump is handling the presidency, while 57% disapprove. That's his worst approval rating since January 2019, and roughly on par with approval ratings for Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush at this point in their reelection years. Both went on to lose the presidency after one term.

In the race for the White House, among registered voters, Trump stands 14 points behind Biden, who officially secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination in CNN's delegate estimate on Saturday. The 41% who say they back the President is the lowest in CNN's tracking on this question back to April 2019, and Biden's 55% support is his highest mark yet.

 

[Eunoli]

 

[Romana]

I was kinda hoping it would be Georgia that put him over the top (our primary is Tuesday), but it was Guam. Good for them.

Just as well he got the delegates first, it would seem.
I hope this is the Republicans tipping their hand too early so that steps can be taken to counter this for November.

 

[Cristalle]

As usual, on the wrong side of the issue and has to "evolve."

Biden Walks a Cautious Line as He Opposes Defunding the Police (Published 2020)

As gruesome videos and energetic protests reshape public opinion about racial discrimination, Joe Biden tried to balance protesters’ calls for a law enforcement overhaul while not alienating moderate voters.

www.nytimes.com

 

[danielravennest]

Just as well he got the delegates first, it would seem.
I hope this is the Republicans tipping their hand too early so that steps can be taken to counter this for November.

Local news has lots of stories about voting problems, although 1.4 million people did absentee ballots already. That's 2/3 as many people as voted in total in the 2016 primary. Normally absentees are like 1/8 of the total. Although the polls officially close at 7pm, anyone in line by then can still vote, which means some polling places will stay open several hours more. It will be late tonight before the vote results are in.

It's not just R's messing around. The average age of poll workers is 70 in normal times (they tend to be retired, and available to work on a Tuesday). But they are an at-risk demographic for the virus, and a lot of them chose not to work this time. We also have new voting machines this year, so people are less familiar with them, and they are not allowing too many people at a time in the polling places. So the lines are stupidly slow and long.

I knew this would happen, so I did the vote by mail thing last month. So did a lot of people.

 

[Casey Pelous]

As usual, on the wrong side of the issue and has to "evolve."

Biden Walks a Cautious Line as He Opposes Defunding the Police (Published 2020)

As gruesome videos and energetic protests reshape public opinion about racial discrimination, Joe Biden tried to balance protesters’ calls for a law enforcement overhaul while not alienating moderate voters.

www.nytimes.com

What you wanna do in politics is pick a slogan that is guaranteed to 100% energize the opposition and even scare the pee out of some of your supporters.

Like, say, "defund all the police." It's really even better than, "take away all the guns" or "I'm a Socialist."