Biden/Buttigieg ticket

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(02-27-2020, 09:59 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Democrats outnumber Republicans in this country. This is why Democrats focus so much on getting voters out to the polls and Republicans try to suppress the vote. The idea that Democrats need to court the moderate Republican vote to win is fallacious for this reason. If you have a Democratic candidate that excites the Democratic base enough, then the moderate Republicans aren't needed.

That makes sense. I just want to add that outnumbering Republicans in the country does not seem to be the only decisive factor. My question would be whether Democrats also outnumber Republicans in the few swing states that actually decide the election.

Winning the popular vote while losing in states like Ohio, where moderate Republicans could be had, seems like a clear danger for a candidate that excites the base, but does not broaden it. Or isn't it. You still would know way more about these things than I.