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Biden’s poor showing in Iowa shakes establishment support
The Associated Press ^ | February 5, 2020 | By BILL BARROW and BRIAN SLODYSKO

Posted on 02/05/2020 3:00:38 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

DES MOINES -- Joe Biden’s third presidential bid enters a critical stretch after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses sent the former vice president on to New Hampshire with a skittish donor base, low cash reserves and the looming threat of billionaire rival Michael Bloomberg and his unlimited personal wealth.

In New Hampshire on Tuesday, Biden insisted he had a “good night” in Iowa even as he trailed the top moderate candidate, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, and the leading progressive, Bernie Sanders, according to initial returns from 71% of precincts. Biden was running fourth, close to Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who just days ago polled in single digits.

That leaves some establishment Democrats, including some Biden supporters, questioning his contention that he’ll reclaim clear front-runner status in the race against President Donald Trump once the primary fight moves beyond overwhelmingly white Iowa and New Hampshire to more racially diverse electorates. And it’s a reminder of how Biden’s previous presidential campaigns never advanced beyond Iowa.

“If he came in fourth, yeah, that could hurt,” said Bill Freeman, a Biden donor from Nashville, Tennessee, who added that he hadn’t even considered such a possibility heading into Monday’s caucuses. “That’s a bad night, no matter how you spin it.”

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: biden; election2020; plugs
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1 posted on 02/05/2020 3:00:38 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Byedone.


2 posted on 02/05/2020 3:02:13 AM PST by HighSierra5
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But to be honest, this is the best showing Biden has ever had in a presidential primary. (Mr. One Percent)


3 posted on 02/05/2020 3:07:57 AM PST by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Impeachments have consequences.


4 posted on 02/05/2020 3:10:57 AM PST by samtheman (Trump TV Ad: Virginia takes guns. NY legalizes crime. Iowa steals votes. What Democrats do.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Malarkey.


5 posted on 02/05/2020 3:14:13 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Can’t imagine why people wouldn’t support and old white guy who molests his granddaughter on stage. That is just plain creepy. Always has been.


6 posted on 02/05/2020 3:18:26 AM PST by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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A tired old guy who can’t remember who he is and what he stands for.

Why did Slow Joe run in the first place?


7 posted on 02/05/2020 3:24:36 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Are his eyes bleeding yet?
....he’ll be stepping out soon due to health issues. ...Right Corn Pop? .....PedoJoe should have never ran. ..even 0bama told him not to run...stinking lying thief. ...rot in hell Biden.


8 posted on 02/05/2020 3:33:45 AM PST by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
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Why did Slow Joe run in the first place?

To draw attention away from the other candidate's crazy ideas.

9 posted on 02/05/2020 3:34:58 AM PST by Veggie Todd (Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
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Why did Slow Joe run in the first place?

To draw attention away from the other candidate's crazy ideas.

10 posted on 02/05/2020 3:35:41 AM PST by Veggie Todd (Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Remember the Ukraine. its Joe’s Chappaquidick


11 posted on 02/05/2020 3:37:38 AM PST by okie 54
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Why did Slow Joe run in the first place?

the state media will double down on a protective bubble surrounding any democrat running for president. State media didn’t even vet a foreign national who actually won two presidential elections.

Biden will probably face bribery charges eventually in Trump’s second term

12 posted on 02/05/2020 3:38:48 AM PST by atc23
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“If he came in fourth, yeah, that could hurt,”


Fifth would even hurt more unless it was a fifth of vodka he could pry from San Fran Nan’s cold dead hands.


13 posted on 02/05/2020 3:40:24 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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Why did Slow Joe run in the first place?


All that money he would be able to funnel to his family and other non-profits that he was a part of.

He is a THIEF and should do some very long jail time


14 posted on 02/05/2020 3:42:05 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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“If he came in fourth, yeah, that could hurt,” said Bill Freeman, a Biden donor from Nashville, Tennessee, who added that he hadn’t even considered such a possibility heading into Monday’s caucuses.

How about if he actually comes in fifth place when the Dem Iowa caucus votes are fully counted, in mid-June?


15 posted on 02/05/2020 3:43:44 AM PST by Flick Lives (MSM, the Enemy of the People since 1898)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Quid-Pro-Quo Joe Takes Home Vaunted Participation Ribbon From Iowa Caucus


16 posted on 02/05/2020 3:44:46 AM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (I love Mankind - It's Just Most Of The People That I Can't Stand)
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To: goldstategop

You knew this guy was aiming low when he came out with that ridiculous “No Malarkey Bus Tour.” I don’t know anyone younger than 85 who even knows what “malarkey” even means.


17 posted on 02/05/2020 4:01:12 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Does the AP have anybody who can write their own articles?


18 posted on 02/05/2020 4:06:59 AM PST by MuttTheHoople
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Biden has never made it past New Hampshire in his previous attempts. Coming in 5th in Iowa was the highest he ever finished there.


19 posted on 02/05/2020 4:11:46 AM PST by shotgun
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What about the lie about ‘enthusiasm’? When are Bill Barrow and Brian Slodyko gonna make an excuse for that BS?


20 posted on 02/05/2020 4:33:54 AM PST by GOPJ ( http://www.tinyurl.com/cvirusmap https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm)
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