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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Ok Im going to say it
Biden will not win the Primary. This will be his 3rd or 4th shot at it and has been rejected.
Joe Biden is two old and Democratic Voters want a progressive younger candidate.
Just look at the Midterms and see how many candidates were moderates and of all the winners how many were over 70.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Ok Im going to say it (Original Post)
INdemo
Mar 2019
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WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)1. Fully agree. NT
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)2. Well, you could be right. And, you could be wrong. Perhaps we'll see.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
monmouth4
(9,708 posts)3. I so agree with you. n/t
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)4. Makes sense to me. n/t
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,396 posts)5. He's "two old"?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)6. I guess that's twice as old as we all thought? eom
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)8. Dare we give DU another grammar lesson?
You go first...
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
handmade34
(22,756 posts)7. hmmmm
Joe Biden is just the right age given his experience and connections
https://www.americanpossibilities.org/
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
R B Garr
(16,954 posts)9. Wow! Loved his statement.
Thanks for posting this,
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)10. Opinion: Democrats might need Biden more than they know
Link to tweet
This is where Biden comes in. Even if he is not the ultimate winner, he has the stature, the money, the name ID and the popularity to seize the party by the scruff of the neck and pull it back from the brink. He can say, You know Bernie never accomplished a damn thing in the Senate or "the Green New Deal that Warren supports has about 10 votes in the Senate or We figured out how to provide tens of millions of people with health-care coverage; Medicare-for-all proponents havent covered a single person.
Biden has the reputation for being the eccentric uncle in the room, but in this case, he must play the role of the wise patriarch, there to remind Democrats that they win when they stick to the center-left candidates and that they achieve progressive aims when they win elections. If they pick scary socialists or rank novices incapable of governing (such as Trump!), they will never achieve aims such as checking climate change, expanding health-care coverage, reducing income inequality and keeping the United States safe and respected.
Frankly, thats a message that many, if not most, Democrats already understand. However, they need someone with credibility to say it. Maybe there is someone else in the race or available to run who could do the same, but Ive not spotted such a person. Thats the rationale for Biden to run.
Finally, those independents and disaffected ex-Republicans whose midterm votes flipped the House to Democratic control have a very big stake in this. If the Republicans, as I suspect, are unable to rid themselves of Trump, the country will need one major party that hasnt lost its marbles, one capable of winning and governing. If Trump is the GOP nominee, voters regardless of past affiliation who fear for the countrys future need to work strenuously for a competent and electable Democratic nominee. Otherwise, were in deep trouble.
Biden has the reputation for being the eccentric uncle in the room, but in this case, he must play the role of the wise patriarch, there to remind Democrats that they win when they stick to the center-left candidates and that they achieve progressive aims when they win elections. If they pick scary socialists or rank novices incapable of governing (such as Trump!), they will never achieve aims such as checking climate change, expanding health-care coverage, reducing income inequality and keeping the United States safe and respected.
Frankly, thats a message that many, if not most, Democrats already understand. However, they need someone with credibility to say it. Maybe there is someone else in the race or available to run who could do the same, but Ive not spotted such a person. Thats the rationale for Biden to run.
Finally, those independents and disaffected ex-Republicans whose midterm votes flipped the House to Democratic control have a very big stake in this. If the Republicans, as I suspect, are unable to rid themselves of Trump, the country will need one major party that hasnt lost its marbles, one capable of winning and governing. If Trump is the GOP nominee, voters regardless of past affiliation who fear for the countrys future need to work strenuously for a competent and electable Democratic nominee. Otherwise, were in deep trouble.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden