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Steyer as South Carolina Spoiler: The vanity candidate may impact the race.
Outside the Beltway ^ | February 24, 2020 | James Joyner

Posted on 02/24/2020 1:45:48 PM PST by C19fan

I’ve long viewed Tom Steyer’s quest for the Democratic presidential nomination as a bad joke. He has never held elective office and was pretty much a non-entity on the national scene before his announcement. He has spent millions of dollars manipulating the DNC’s insipid rules and managed to get on the debate stage, where he’s mostly been ignored. So far, that’s gotten him to 2.2% in the national polls, leading only the lunatic Tulsi Gabbard.

But, of course, we don’t have a national primary but rather a weird system of state-by-state races interspersed with massive votefests on March 3 (“Super Tuesday”), March 10, and March 17.

And Steyer is looking pretty good for Saturday’s South Carolina primary, the last contest before Super Tuesday, which is only three days later.

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Popcorn!!!
1 posted on 02/24/2020 1:45:48 PM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

idiot Steyer definitely hurting Creepy Joe in SC...


2 posted on 02/24/2020 1:48:15 PM PST by sheehan (DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS.)
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To: C19fan

Go Bernie!


3 posted on 02/24/2020 1:48:31 PM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: C19fan

leading only the lunatic Tulsi Gabbard.
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She seems less lunatic than the rest of them.......


4 posted on 02/24/2020 1:49:56 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: C19fan

So Steyer could be the Democrats’ very own John Kasich. I wonder if Kasich ever pauses to realize that, second only to Jeb Bush, he is the man primarily responsible for handing the 2016 Republican nomination to Donald Trump.


5 posted on 02/24/2020 1:50:22 PM PST by sphinx
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To: C19fan

Go Bernie!


6 posted on 02/24/2020 1:51:17 PM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: sheehan

I recently read that Steyer’s father served as a prosecutor at Nuremberg. Doesn’t change my opinion of him, just thought it an interesting historical tidbit.


7 posted on 02/24/2020 1:51:56 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: C19fan

Steyer probably will finish third, and may get some delegates.

His main impact has been to drain black support from Biden, and since he is out-spending Biden each day, that trend may get him a point or two more than shown in the latest poll.

While folks in the poll said they would not be influenced by Nevada results, I am skeptical, and believe that Bernie will get a several point bounce, again at the expense of Biden, that will make this race too close to call.

This state is also a reminder that Buttigieg and Warren are going to get trounced throughout the south, while Sanders will annihilate them in the west.


8 posted on 02/24/2020 1:53:10 PM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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To: C19fan

Hey, he beat Klobitcher in NV.


9 posted on 02/24/2020 1:56:24 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: sheehan

Yeah, Styer has been dominating the political ad scene in South Carolina, but only in the last week has he spent any significant time on the ground. Bernie likely to win SC with a slight plurality, which will be enough to burn down Biden’s firewall and force him out of the race.


10 posted on 02/24/2020 1:57:06 PM PST by buckalfa (Post no bills.)
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Klobitcher

LOL!


11 posted on 02/24/2020 1:58:17 PM PST by samtheman (FReepers all do want Bernie to get the dem nomination, right? (Just to be clear))
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To: C19fan

Hey....South Carolina...beloved, POTUS, Trumpie holding Campaign rally this coming Friday Evening in North Charleston, South Carolina. South Carolina, Gals & Guys turn out for this gigantic rally with an amazing 50,000 people. The weather is forecast to be tolerable and warm enough to sustain a massive oversize outside crowd of dedicated Trumpies Rally begins at 7.00 PM (EST) Be There!!!

And....just a few days later on Monday, March 2nd, 2020....The Trumpster will be gracing the fantastic city of Charlotte, North Carolina at Bojangles Arena for another blockbuster campaign rally!!! Starts at 7:00 PM (EST),
Be There!!!

Go, Trump, Go, Pence, Go, GOP, Go, MEGA/MAGA!!!


12 posted on 02/24/2020 1:59:43 PM PST by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forev er!!!)
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To: rrrod

lol

Only one long shot factor that could help him in generals.

Coronavirus...people become sheep and he that promises the most and blames others the most may have an edge.

Small concern..not big one


13 posted on 02/24/2020 2:00:16 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point finger at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to makne ends meet)
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To: C19fan

Oh great. We get to spend the whole week seeing very uncomfortable White leftists going to Black churches and social gatherings pandering for their votes!


14 posted on 02/24/2020 2:02:28 PM PST by dowcaet
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Yep, and some may say they don’t feel no ways tired and sing old Negro spirituals, to show they are really with it, really understand the black community.


15 posted on 02/24/2020 2:06:52 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: buckalfa

Biden has nothing to lose by sticking around during the month of March—he is not spending any ad money anyway...


16 posted on 02/24/2020 2:08:17 PM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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To: C19fan

I was in Vegas in late January....Steyer was advertising everywhere....much like Bloomberg did.

It got him nothing in Nevada

I predict the same for South Carolina and Super Tuesday...both Steyer and Bloomberg will have poor showings.


17 posted on 02/24/2020 2:10:13 PM PST by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is communism)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Exactly


18 posted on 02/24/2020 2:14:17 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: C19fan

Steyer’s ads are annoying people here in SC almost as much as Bloombergs. Keep those ads going so independents will vote against both just to get them out of the race quicker.


19 posted on 02/24/2020 2:14:43 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I caught that too. This guy looks at Nurse ratchets group therapy session and call Tulsi the lunatic.


20 posted on 02/24/2020 2:16:01 PM PST by gibsonguy
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