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guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 01:48 PM Mar 2020

Can Biden beat Trump? Michigan's swing districts offer good clues [View all]

From the article:

It may be early to be making predictions about what will happen in the presidential election eight months from now. But there’s good news for Joe Biden if you dig into the district-by-district results from Michigan’s Democratic primary last week. I found strong evidence that he’s building a diverse coalition of support that, if maintained, could win him the state and the electoral college vote come November.
Biden’s primary victory in Michigan kept his momentum going and did serious damage to Bernie Sanders’ chances for the nomination. Equally important is how Biden won in Michigan. On Tuesday, we’ll hear from two more big swing states, Florida and Ohio, as voters there cast their primary ballots. But first, here’s what we can glean from the Michigan contest.


To read more:

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-03-17/joe-biden-michigan-primary-election

An interesting article that offers hope that Biden can inspire voters at the level of President Obama's campaigns.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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