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TaylorHeinicke
03/02/20 1:46:00 PM
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https://www.npr.org/2020/03/02/800856100/sen-amy-klobuchar-ends-presidential-campaign

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is suspending her presidential campaign after failing to break into the top tier of Democratic candidates.

She plans to drop out of the race and endorse former Vice President Joe Biden in Dallas on Monday night, according to her campaign.

It's just hours before polls open in her home state of Minnesota on Super Tuesday.

Klobuchar saw a surge of momentum and fundraising after a strong debate performance and a third-place showing in the New Hampshire primary, but she struggled to expand or sustain that support as the primary moved into larger, more diverse states. She finished sixth, with just 3% of the vote in South Carolina on Saturday.

The senator from next-door Minnesota had campaigned heavily in Iowa. She had held nearly 200 events in the state, and traveled to all 99 of its counties but had long been in stuck in fifth in Iowa polls prior to the caucuses.

In Iowa and elsewhere during the campaign, Klobuchar often stressed her Midwestern roots and more moderate Democratic policies. She said she was a candidate who was able to get things done and win in battleground areas.

She also touted several newspaper endorsements, including a co-endorsement (with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren) by The New York Times, anendorsement by the Quad-City Times in Iowaand endorsements by a few New Hampshire outlets, including the Union Leader in Manchester.

Klobuchar was one of four senators still running for president while also serving as jurors in the impeachment trial of President Trump. The trial's schedule disrupted the final weeks of campaigning around the Hawkeye State.

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Accolon
03/02/20 1:46:28 PM
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It was only a matter of time

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Alteres
03/02/20 1:48:20 PM
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Huh, more Biden support.

Great.

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tremain07
03/02/20 1:48:24 PM
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Well shit, guess I was wrong, I thought for sure she wouldn't drop til near the end of the week, hey dude who said Warren might be out by Wednesday! You might be right!

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InfinityMonster
03/02/20 1:50:27 PM
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One step closer to Trump vs Biden and Bloomberg

https://imgur.com/u5INF2y

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tremain07
03/02/20 1:55:04 PM
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ClunkerSlim posted...
Wtf. Theyre going to steal it from Bernie again.
We'll know for sure if Warren stays in and even Bloomberg pulls his ads and drops out, she's staying in just to harm Sanders. Gabbard is still in but it's more like she's just there to keep her name out there for her eventual job at Fox News.

Biden is definitely winning Minnesota now

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Gafemage
03/02/20 1:55:15 PM
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rip to the Klob
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John_Galt
03/02/20 1:55:27 PM
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Nice

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EffectAndCause
03/02/20 1:55:31 PM
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ClunkerSlim posted...
Wtf. Theyre going to steal it from Bernie again.


Its not stealing if they simply choose to endorse Biden.
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Smackems
03/02/20 1:55:57 PM
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Buh-bye

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EndOfDiscOne
03/02/20 1:56:11 PM
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Time for Tulsi to slide back in there

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Yelsin
03/02/20 1:57:21 PM
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Clyburn has turned this nomination on its head.
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Zikten
03/02/20 2:02:41 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Is it stealing if more people vote for Biden?
it is if the voters want one person but the elites want another and choose the other
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EffectAndCause
03/02/20 2:06:29 PM
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Zikten posted...

it is if the voters want one person but the elites want another and choose the other


Are the other Democratic nominees not also citizens and residents of the United States and voters just like the rest of us? What if more people simply want Biden instead of Bernie?
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Sayoria
03/02/20 2:07:55 PM
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This is DNC rigged bullshit yet again.

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Zikten
03/02/20 2:08:40 PM
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i'm saying the majority want Bernie. but the few in charge want Biden. and the few in charge get what they want
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ScazarMeltex
03/02/20 2:08:45 PM
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Someone in the party laid down the law about splitting the corporate wing's vote. Now they can unify under Biden while Warren splits the progressive vote.

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Irony
03/02/20 2:09:21 PM
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Zikten posted...
i'm saying the majority want Bernie. but the few in charge want Biden. and the few in charge get what they want
Technically they won't since Biden has absolutely no chance of beating Trump

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Fam_Fam
03/02/20 2:10:49 PM
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i hope klobuchar enjoys her new yachts
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Kazi1212
03/02/20 2:13:06 PM
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My boy Joe got this. First Pete supporters, now Amy supporters, super Tuesday going to Uncle Joe.

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Zikten
03/02/20 2:14:27 PM
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I never said not to let the vote happen. in fact I'm saying the few are going to ignore the vote. its what happened with hillary. majority wanted Bernie in 2016. the elites selected Hillary. it will happen again with Biden.
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Zikten
03/02/20 2:16:10 PM
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yes
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Kazi1212
03/02/20 2:16:23 PM
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Zikten posted...
I never said not to let the vote happen. in fact I'm saying the few are going to ignore the vote. its what happened with hillary. majority wanted Bernie in 2016. the elites selected Hillary. it will happen again with Biden.


I mean, Democratic leadership has flat out said explicitly that they will try to stop Bernie even if it means haarming the party:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/politics/democratic-superdelegates.html

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ASithLord7
03/02/20 2:17:45 PM
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Zikten posted...
I never said not to let the vote happen. in fact I'm saying the few are going to ignore the vote. its what happened with hillary. majority wanted Bernie in 2016. the elites selected Hillary. it will happen again with Biden.
Majority voted for Hillary. So.

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DragonGirlYuki
03/02/20 2:18:33 PM
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Nice

Biden is a better candidate anyways since he is a moderate candidate.

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TheGoldenEel
03/02/20 2:20:55 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
What is rigging about this? This is how things work all the time.

Youre saying the majority want Bernie but how about letting people actually vote to determine that?
the strategy here right now is to prevent Bernie from winning a majority of delegates

hes still most likely to win the most delegates... but if he only gets a plurality, you bet your ass the nomination will go to biden

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SpriteLimit
03/02/20 2:21:10 PM
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Rip Bernie's chances

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Zikten
03/02/20 2:21:13 PM
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I'm saying I predict this will happen

the majority will vote for bernie

a few elites will select Biden

not sure how more clear to make it. i'm saying the democrat leaders will ignore the vote
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DeadBankerDream
03/02/20 2:24:06 PM
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Zikten shitting his pants and puking at the same time again.
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hitokoriX
03/02/20 2:24:39 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
But youre also saying they did that in 2016 when more people voted for Clinton than Sanders, so youre not making any sense.
Do you not remember how that whole shady delegate thing went down?

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Doom_Art
03/02/20 2:25:37 PM
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hitokoriX posted...
Do you not remember how that whole shady delegate thing went down?
Irregardless of the delegate shit which was shady, more people voted for Clinton

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hockeybub89
03/02/20 2:27:21 PM
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Man and I thought I'd actually vote this election. Starting to look like that dementia-ridden creep Biden is going to fall back into the top spot.

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Doom_Art
03/02/20 2:28:05 PM
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Also I'm embarrassed watching folks freak out over this

If Bernie can't win without massive vote splitting then he shouldn't be the nominee

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DippinSauce
03/02/20 2:28:14 PM
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Warren claims she's a progressive yet here she is staying in the race while she has no feasible path to the nomination to spite Bernie.

The mask came off as soon as she ran out of money.

Warren supporters will still back her even though she's splitting the progressive vote.

Because ya know, girl power.

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pogo_rabid
03/02/20 2:31:28 PM
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ITT: People pretending the DNC and establishment candidates conspiring against Bernie isn't rigging the election

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Doom_Art
03/02/20 2:34:53 PM
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Also let's cut the premature crap here. Bernie's poised to do well in p much every ST state and if there's no clarity later on there's a ton of primaries left before the convention

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ASithLord7
03/02/20 2:36:22 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
How is consolidating support behind one candidate rigging an election?
Because its not Bernie theyre consolidating behind. Thats all there is to it for these people.

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pogo_rabid
03/02/20 2:36:30 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
How is consolidating support behind one candidate rigging an election?
This early on a candiate that's not a runaway leader?

Nah mang, people being disingenuous

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TheMikh
03/02/20 2:37:35 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
How is consolidating support behind one candidate rigging an election?
i endorse this post

in other news, warren needs to get over herself and drop out if she wants her wing to win

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