Originally Posted by Anian (Post 12809275)

If Bloomberg gets the nomination, we end up with a funny situation.
A Democrat who used to be a Republican, self-made billionaire, New Yorker,
running against
a Republican who used to be a Democrat, self-pretend billionaire, New Yorker.

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 12809395)

If you're going to have a popular vote in primaries, I'd prefer to go with a ranked choice voting system.

Originally Posted by Ingles (Post 12809642)

Will be very interesting , Bloomberg has loads of money to run.
Will Trump be able to match him ?

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 12809749)

Following up on my own post, here's a simulation from The Economist - money quote is "Under ranked-choice voting, left-wing purism would aid Joe Biden".

RCV would avoid having a contested convention and add legitimacy to the winner:

https://www.economist.com/graphic-de...-aid-joe-biden

I also didn't realize six states are using a limited form of RCV this time. I guess they are including the two caucuses which could be considered as such.

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 12809351)

A mixed bag, imo. Some stupid attacks - Warren's on Buttigieg and Klobuchar with the mocking of their post it note health plans. Buttigieg making way too big a deal about Klobuchar's not recalling the name of hte Mexican president. Please. But it was good to have Bloomberg up there defending his record and seeing what s terrible job he did of it. I mean, if that is the best he can do he is toast. Way too much baggage to get through the primary. Given he knew the "stop and frisk" attacks were coming, you would have thought he could have put up a better defence. Additionally, his presence helped others. Sanders, as front runner, played it safe and wasn't the brunt of attacks with Bloomberg there. Biden had his best debate as well. I wouldn't count him out yet. Apart from her silly attack, Warren was strong too. She changed her style from the "I have a plan..." formulaic responses from past debate. Buttigieg I was disappointed with, especially the attack I've already mentioned. And Klobuchar let Buttigieg get under her skin and it wasn't a good look.

So I am not sure it will change any minds. Sanders seems to have cemented front runner status, but it also seems pretty clear that we may come into the convention with no candidate having a majority of delegates. This could well be a mess.

Originally Posted by Steerpike (Post 12809975)

I just saw a news item that said the last democratic debate was the most watched ever! That blows my mind, as it was so monumentally bad. My lasting memory was of a bunch of adults waving their arms like schoolchildren trying to get teacher's attention. I just can't imagine how this is all going to end ...

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 12809978)

I watched most of the Republican debates in '16 and, with Trump there, they were as bad if not worse than this election's Democratic debates.

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 12809978)

I watched most of the Republican debates in '16 and, with Trump there, they were as bad if not worse than this election's Democratic debates.

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 12809978)

I watched most of the Republican debates in '16 and, with Trump there, they were as bad if not worse than this election's Democratic debates.

Originally Posted by Ingles (Post 12809642)

Will be very interesting , Bloomberg has loads of money to run.
Will Trump be able to match him ?

Originally Posted by dc koop (Post 12810406)

Nobody buys the Presidency with big dollahs.! That's a myth currently being perpetuated by raving uncle Bernie. Tom Steyer has spent around sixty million of his own money (at the very least) and gotten nowhere

Originally Posted by dc koop (Post 12810406)

Nobody buys the Presidency with big dollahs.! That's a myth currently being perpetuated by raving uncle Bernie. Tom Steyer has spent around sixty million of his own money (at the very least) and gotten nowhere