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Sometimes it's obvious
Mar. 12th, 2020 07:58 amI did not watch the President's speech last night. From my review of the news today, the actions announced were days late and dollars short. I find this unsurprising. As Anne Geyer said, if all you have is a wall, everything looks like an invasion.
In other news there's been some discussion as to why Biden beat Sanders in Michigan and why Sanders beat Clinton there in 2016. I really do think it's a simple answer. Fair or not, Clinton had high negatives with a lot of voters. There were a lot of "anybody but Clinton" votes in both the primaries and the general election.
Biden has some negatives (as do all politicians) but not nearly as high as Clinton. As a result, he did much better. Sometimes the simple and obvious answer is actually the right answer.
In other news there's been some discussion as to why Biden beat Sanders in Michigan and why Sanders beat Clinton there in 2016. I really do think it's a simple answer. Fair or not, Clinton had high negatives with a lot of voters. There were a lot of "anybody but Clinton" votes in both the primaries and the general election.
Biden has some negatives (as do all politicians) but not nearly as high as Clinton. As a result, he did much better. Sometimes the simple and obvious answer is actually the right answer.
