Which of these candidates would have won?

[Figueira]

Now that we know that Biden was able to win the popular vote comfortably while scraping by in enough states to win the electoral college, how would his primary opponents have done? Was Biden really the most electable candidate?

(I know that in order to be in the general they'd have to win the primary first, so interpret the question however you want.)

[bagelman]

Sanders - maybe. We would be less surprised by the very poor margins in the states needed, but I think he scrapes by. Though I'm not confident in this.

Gabbard - underrated. Wasn't worth nominating but not a terrible choice for candidate. Bad choice for POTUS though.

Warren - 50/50 tossup election with her. She needs the anti-Trump vote and all of it. Much less appealing than Sanders.

Bloomberg - here felons have some money to vote for Trump and make FL Likely R.

Klobuchar - a tough girl power candidate that can appeal to older white women could've outpreformed Biden in some areas.

Buttigieg - No! Minority turnout craters, and it's not because he's gay! Loses! My poor mom would be devastated.

Steyer - literal CEO will not win back Bernie Bros.

Patrick - boring, lean No

Bennet - maybe

Yang - yes

Delaney - no

Booker - probably not

Williamson - no

Castro - doubt it, no charisma

Harris - doubt it, poor fit for WI/MI/PA. Best candidate to win GA while losing lol.

note that doubt it ≠ guaranteed loss

Bullock - probably wins, doesn't win MT which is a moral defeat but good candidate

Messam - no

Beto - will help Dems register new Trump voters across the nation. TX's Biden swing is nullified. Independents believe the election is a referendum on the abolition of the second amendment. Maybe 2018 does OK?

Ryan - doubt it, boring. Look at how horrible he did in the Youngstown-Akron DEM vote sink. Akron dragged him across the finish line.

de Blasio - good candidate to give Trump 70% in Staten Island. No.

Gillibrand - generic Dem isn't horrible? Unsure she's been gone a while.

Moulton - doubt it but not terribly familiar with him. Congressmen who run for POTUS often have delusions of grandeur or are just trying to raise their profiles.

Inslee - solid choice for the base. Dems give up on OH and focus on east rather than west PA.

Gravel - attacks on age will be solid hits on this has been

Swalwell - No! "Pass the Torch" was cringeworthy enough in 2019 among Democrats, imagine how older independents would react!

Ojeda - I wish but no. Won't get enough of the educated vote. Loss would be a tear jerker.

[SN2903]

NOTA. Yang is not a good speaker and would not have done well. Bernie would have had 0% chance of winning if Biden barely skated by to victory and that's a big if because it's not 100% yet.