Feature, Musings —03.04.2020 08:16 AM
—#JoeMentum on #SuperTuesday!
You said he couldn’t do it.
Quite a few of you, in fact. You know: Joe Biden will never win the nomination, it’s all over, he should quit, etc. Some commenters even said he had dementia or some mental illness – which got those commenters blocked (and will again in the future, I promise).
Well, he did it. Last night, Joe Biden won big. Hell, he won in states that he hadn’t even visited. States where he hadn’t run any ads.
I was glued to the results all night, and recording my reactions on Twitter and elsewhere. The night began, as it always does, with my exchange with a famous CNN news anchor:
24 MINUTES UNTIL #SUPERTUESDAY RESULTS AND I WILL NOT GO THE BATHROOM AGAIN FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 3, 2020
I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW https://t.co/AmTh22cQB7
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 3, 2020
He just won Virginia! That’s huge. Sanders always going to win his home state. But Sanders was expecting to be competitive in Birginia. Wasn’t. #SuperTuesday https://t.co/fXQD7Kc7Dl
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Bloomberg gets a big fat zero in the state he needed most. #SuperTuesday
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
He’s not a Democrat. He can’t beat Trump. He’s a jerk to women. There’s a lot more but I’m not here to answer questions tonight. https://t.co/rfF3PLNwM7
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 4, 2020
SUPER TUESDAY IS BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS ROB https://t.co/Fr9zf0fyiN
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Pro tip: if you come on my feed and make jokes about mental illness, falsely claim @JoeBiden has dementia, etc., you will be blocked.
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Towards defeat. https://t.co/KTTDePbG7s
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Bloomberg spent half a billion dollars to get bupkis. #SuperTuesday
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Bloomberg wins American Samoa. There’s a punchline there, somewhere. #SuperTuesday
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
#JoeMentum pic.twitter.com/HHiPwsGTFV
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
From the considerable political experience I acquired in Texas from ages seven to ten, I predict a @JoeBiden victory there. You’re welcome, pardner. #SuperTuesday
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
It’s actually a bit weird how much I love the @CNN board.
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
I’d like to remind everyone who came by @DaisyGrp today. #JoeMentum #SuperTuesday @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/ScN8YaPim4
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
@jonkingcnn calls Sander out in Virginia. #SuperTuesday #JoeMentum pic.twitter.com/DuCz53rESs
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
#JoeMentum pic.twitter.com/VWmGu4VnXA
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
My golf pro son is in Florida while I watch #SuperTuesday results up here in the cold. He wanted me to show this to you guys. Be nice: he’s my retirement plan. pic.twitter.com/O2Qo6qSM3D
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Now you all know why @realDonaldTrump conspired with a foreign government to hurt @JoeBiden. He feared Joe the most. #SuperTuesday #JoeMentum
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
#supertuesday #JoeMentum pic.twitter.com/c9vLCZAhwR
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Brutal for @SenWarren. Brutal. #SuperTuesday pic.twitter.com/qwixOG9kis
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Colorado. Always hated that state.
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
My TV abruptly turned off for a few seconds and I had a heart attack. Unlike Bernie Sanders, however, I would not lie about releasing my health records. #SuperTuesday
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
@CNN calls “too early to call” breaking news. Gotcha. #SuperTuesday pic.twitter.com/vTa5VEF4nX
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Look at this. Look. #SuperTuesday #JoeMentum https://t.co/OoFndfXTsv
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
When the history of #SuperTuesday 2020 is written, the kick-ass style of @DrBiden and @SymoneDSanders will fill a chapter. pic.twitter.com/NeE9PAHT0P
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
Aaaaand @JoeBiden just went ahead of the multi-millionaire socialist in Texas! #SuperTuesday #JoeMentum
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 4, 2020
After the Nevada caucuses (but before the Clyburn endorsement) Biden was finished. A week ago. Today, he’s consolidated the non-Sanders vote, and is the front-runner for the nomination. Has anyone (among the savants on this site) ever seen a turnaround like that?
And how does a protester get onto the stage with Biden in Los Angeles, on Election Night, in the California primary? Does anyone have a faint clue about anything that happened before 2000? Jill Biden is tough, but it’s really not her job.
“After the Nevada caucuses (but before the Clyburn endorsement) Biden was finished. A week ago. Today, he’s consolidated the non-Sanders vote, and is the front-runner for the nomination. Has anyone (among the savants on this site) ever seen a turnaround like that?”
John Kerry 2004 and John McCain 2008 spring to mind.
Both the Kerry and McCain turnarounds were indeed impressive. At one point in late 2003, Kerry was polling behind Al Sharpton, and the field was crowded. That said, he won in Iowa, so his comeback didn’t come after a string of losses. McCain was also in rough shape, and lost Iowa badly, to Sarah Huckabee Sander’s dad. His bounce back to win New Hampshire over local boy Mitt Romney is possibly in the same league as Biden’s. I’d argue that the string of losses–bad losses–suffered by Biden before he started winning puts him at the top.