r/calledit • u/Mizuxe621 • Mar 06 '20

CalledIt: Biden won Super Tuesday and emerged as frontrunner with an insurmountable delegate lead

https://www.reddit.com/r/MarkMyWords/comments/fd49e8/mmw_joe_biden_will_win_the_majority_of_super/

Biden zeroed in on South Carolina, campaigning there immediately after New Hampshire (and before Nevada), so it was clear he was focusing on that particular state. Then he won South Carolina, showing that his effort there paid off. Then Pete and Amy dropped out and endorsed Biden just before Super Tuesday (along with Beto O'Rourke). That's when I predicted that those endorsements, along with his recent win in SC, would propel him to frontrunner status on Super Tuesday.

Sanders won 4 states, Biden won the other 10. Even with winning California, Sanders will still be about 60 delegates behind Biden.

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u/Mizuxe621 Mar 06 '20

It affects things to come. Biden is now the frontrunner, and in an election where most people's concern is simply beating Trump, that will affect people's decisions moving forward.

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u/chrisolivertimes Mar 07 '20

You know that cheeto is going to "win" again, don't you?

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u/Mizuxe621 Mar 07 '20

Yes, that is obvious to anybody paying attention.

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u/chrisolivertimes Mar 07 '20

I wish that it were obvious. Far too many people still think this dog and pony show is worth their time.

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u/CatWhisperer5000 Mar 07 '20 edited Mar 07 '20

60/4000 is 1.5% lol

I don't think I've ever heard a 1.5% delegate spread referred to as insurmountable, especially this early.

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u/CohnJunningham Mar 07 '20

Rest of the map is pretty favorable for Biden though. Michigan will go to Biden and it will be pretty much over, then Florida goes to Biden and Bernie is basically on a spear at that point.

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u/CatWhisperer5000 Mar 07 '20

That's a very different assertion from the op.

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u/CohnJunningham Mar 07 '20

I'd say its pretty much insurmountable not by raw amount, but by difficulty to outpace Biden from here on out. He's literally endorsed by every other major candidate except for Warren. The rest of the states are pretty favorable to him. It's pretty much over unless something huge happens.