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Question: Who would have beaten Trump in 2016?
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Joe Biden		  
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Martin O'Malley		  
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Bernie Sanders		  
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Jim Webb		  
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Lincoln Chafee		  
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Literally anybody but Hillary Clinton		  
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Nobody		  
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« on: February 06, 2021, 08:34:31 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2021, 01:47:27 PM »
There is one candidate on this list who would have offered true populism to counter Trump's fake populism. Given how close the election actually turned out to be, that could have made all the difference in the decisive states.
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2021, 02:04:56 PM »
Biden and maybe Sanders
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2021, 07:54:45 PM »
Well, Biden ended up beating Trump in real life, so I see no reason why he wouldn't have done so in this alternate 2016.
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« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2021, 01:00:21 AM »
Quote from: TML on February 07, 2021, 01:47:27 PM
There is one candidate on this list who would have offered true populism to counter Trump's fake populism. Given how close the election actually turned out to be, that could have made all the difference in the decisive states.

Yeah, that guy would have won. He would have relegated Trump to the same dustbin of history as John McCain and Mitt Romney currently occupy.

Quote from: brucejoel99 on February 14, 2021, 07:54:45 PM
Well, Biden ended up beating Trump in real life, so I see no reason why he wouldn't have done so in this alternate 2016.

Four less years of a Trump presidency.
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2021, 10:31:28 PM »
Quote from: TML on February 07, 2021, 01:47:27 PM
There is one candidate on this list who would have offered true populism to counter Trump's fake populism. Given how close the election actually turned out to be, that could have made all the difference in the decisive states.
2016: Bernie is a #populist! He needs to win the nomination or it RiGged!!!!

2020: Bernie is a SOCIALIST!!! He needs to be stopped!!!

What happened?
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2021, 10:58:54 PM »
Biden probably.
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« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2021, 10:36:01 AM »
Biden and Sanders. Maybe O'Malley.
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« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2021, 12:41:12 PM »
Biden would have held PA, MI, and WI in 2016.  He may have even won FL that year.
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« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2021, 06:18:46 PM »
Maaybe Biden, but I'm increasingly skeptical that anyone who themselves didn't have a history of baggage deflected and opponents careers ruined would be able to take on Trump...and only Hillary had that kind of history.
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« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2021, 10:08:50 PM »
Biden definitely would've, Bernie might have, it would all depend on who the media would've attacked more between Trump and Bernie and if the rank and file of the Democratic party would sabotage him behind the scenes, sort of like they did with McGovern in 72. I don't think enough of your average Democratic voters would've stayed home or backed Trump in the event that Bernie were nominated. There were many Democratic Senators and even some Governors with Presidential ambitions that could've beaten Trump to, but I can't say literally anyone else would've beaten Trump.
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« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2021, 04:09:28 PM »
Quote from: The Houstonian on February 24, 2021, 01:00:21 AM
Quote from: brucejoel99 on February 14, 2021, 07:54:45 PM
Well, Biden ended up beating Trump in real life, so I see no reason why he wouldn't have done so in this alternate 2016.

Four less years of a Trump presidency.

Still doesn't mean all that much in terms of Biden just managing to win the 77,744 votes that Hillary couldn't.
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« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2021, 01:35:44 PM »
Biden, possibly Bernie
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« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2021, 03:27:50 PM »
Quote from: brucejoel99 on May 20, 2021, 04:09:28 PM
Quote from: The Houstonian on February 24, 2021, 01:00:21 AM
Quote from: brucejoel99 on February 14, 2021, 07:54:45 PM
Well, Biden ended up beating Trump in real life, so I see no reason why he wouldn't have done so in this alternate 2016.

Four less years of a Trump presidency.

Still doesn't mean all that much in terms of Biden just managing to win the 77,744 votes that Hillary couldn't.


Biden would probably lose NV though and maybe NH if he was a worse fit for it than Hillary meaning he’d lose 270-268.


I think the most likely scenario is he wins PA MI WI but loses NV so he wins with the infamous 272 firewall
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« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2021, 05:13:01 PM »
In retrospect, Bernie Sanders would have been the ideal candidate for Democrats to nominate that year once Republicans settled on Donald Trump.  
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