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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 02:04:23 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1235018424004337665
   
   https://nu.federati.net/url/264816
   
   Apparently, #Sanders is not bringing in new voters and seems to be pushing existing voters away. (I haven’t yet seen results from #TX or #CA, so their analysis may be too early.)
   
   #Super_Tuesday
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   • GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 02:41:42 UTC GeniusMusing

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     @lnxw48a1 I think we are in for a repeat of 2016, everybody vs Bernie. The last two that stopped their run for the White House both backed Biden, and he has focusing and maybe memory issues. I still remember the quote below from high school. The DNC is screwing the public again with their games.
     
     'You know, the thing': Biden botches Declaration of Independence quote during campaign stop
     https://nu.federati.net/url/264820
     
     >2020 Democrat Joe Biden stumbled over his words as he attempted to recite the Declaration of Independence ahead of Super Tuesday.
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     >“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” the former vice president said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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     >During the stop, he also accidentally referred to Super Tuesday as "Super Thursday" before correcting himself.
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     >The Declaration of Independence reads: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
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   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 03:07:02 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • GeniusMusing
     "he has focusing and maybe memory issues."
     
     I would not be surprised if both of them have said issues. Their ages are pretty advanced. I just figured the Declaration of Independence thing was him trying not to offend atheists and anti-religious folks.
     
     "a repeat of 2016, everybody vs Bernie"
     
     I'm sure the Democratic establishment and party hierarchy is very much in favor of #Biden and not #Sanders, but I hope they learned from the results of their interference last time. "Blame it on the Russians" only carries one so far before everyone can see that they screwed themselves again.
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   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 03:56:41 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     NBC projects #Sanders to win in #VT, #CO, #UT; #Biden to win in #AL, #AR, #MN, #NC, #OK, #TN, #VA; #Bloomberg to take #AS;
     
     Too close to call: #MA, #ME, #TX
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 03:59:30 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     Polls just now closing in #CA, so it will be a little while before results start flowing in.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 04:08:14 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     Now projecting #MA for #Biden.
     
     This is probably one of the few times I would turn on the TV if I had cable. (I do own a TV, but it only exists for the PlayStation.)
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 04:44:37 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     With 66% of votes counted in #ME, #Biden 33.2%, #Sanders 33.2%. Unless this last 1/3 of precincts shifts things considerably, this will be tight enough that we won't know until probably 02:00 or 03:00 US-Eastern; a recount may be requested.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 04:47:15 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     With 66% of votes counted in #ME, #Biden 33.2%, #Sanders 33.2%. Unless this last 1/3 of precincts shifts things considerably, this will be tight enough that we won't know until probably 02:00 or 03:00 US-Eastern; a recount may be requested.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 05:04:47 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     “NBC News Exit Poll: Biden wins Democratic primary in Massachusetts, Warren's home turf
     
     Joe Biden beat Elizabeth Warren on her home turf of Massachusetts in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Biden captured the lion's share of support from late-deciding voters. Roughly 4 in 10 voters who made up their minds in the last few days broke for Biden, according to NBC News Exit Poll results.
     
     Biden does well with voters in the state who are looking for a candidate who can unite the country, and he wins nearly half of moderate or conservative voters there, as well as those ages 65 and older.
     
     
     Biden also won strong support from voters who consider health care the top issue. But in contrast to Bernie Sanders' voters, a majority of those who voted for Biden in the Massachusetts primary oppose a single-payer plan.”
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   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 06:04:46 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     It appears that both #TX and #CA had some problems with voting machines, with people waiting in long lines or being sent to other locations to vote. In #California, we have both early voting and vote-by-mail. It is not unheard of for last minute problems with voting machines to keep people from voting at all, so if you're in this state, use one of those options whenever possible.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 06:08:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     “NBC News Exit Poll: Young Democrats prioritize a candidate who agrees with them on issues over beating Trump
     
     Younger and older Democratic primary voters do not see eye to eye when it comes to the type of candidate they want their party to nominate.
     
     According to the NBC News Exit Poll in Super Tuesday states, a majority of Democratic voters under age 30 say that, if they had to choose, they would rather see the party nominate a candidate who agrees with them on major issues than a candidate who can beat President Donald Trump.
     
     Older Democratic primary voters disagree. Roughly 6 in 10 primary voters ages 30 to 59 and 73 percent of voters ages 60 and over would rather have a candidate who can beat Trump than one who agrees with them on major issues.”
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 21:23:33 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     “Sanders says attacks urging Warren to drop out are 'disgusting'
     
     Sanders on Wednesday called the online attacks against Warren urging her to drop out of the race "disgusting" and said people should "respect the time and the space that she needs to make her decision."
     
     The Vermont lawmaker said he spoke with Warren over the phone earlier Wednesday and said that she had not made any decision regarding her campaign.
     
     "What Senator Warren told me is she is assessing her campaign," he said. "She has not made any decision as of this point and it is important for all of us, certainly me who has to know Elizabeth Warren for many, many years, to respect the time and the space that she needs to make her decision."
     
     Warren campaign manager Roger Lau told staff in an email Wednesday morning that the senator is assessing her path forward in the 2020 race after a disappointing Super Tuesday finish.
     
     Sanders called her an "excellent senator" who has run a "strong campaign" and called for an end to the online attacks.
     
     "I think the Twitter world is an opportunity for people to debate issues...but not to make vitriolic attacks on someone because you disagree with them," he said.”
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 21:25:42 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     #ME and #TX went #Biden. #CA still leaning for #Sanders.