Until money is taken out of political campaigns. you have to have it to compete. Go Joe!

This opens the door on a negative campaign.

waging against Biden already? Along with the RNC, Trump's campaign made a $10 million ad buy attacking Biden with dishonest ads. And that's on top of all the RW media attacks, all the tweets, and all the strong-arming of Ukraine to try to get them to make up dirt on the Bidens.

They're doing their best to smear Biden in the hope that Warren or another candidate with less chance of beating Trump will be the nominee. They're not afraid of Warren, or not nearly as afraid of her as they are of Biden.

It would be sheer idiocy for the Biden campaign to act as though they aren't already facing attacks from Trump and the RNC.

In the meantime, Trump is waging a political war against Biden.

him defending himself in ads against Trump. But this is provided not a penny is used against his Democratic rivals. This includes organizing his ground game. I like him because, at the present time, he is strongest against Trump, but a PAC for him against other Democrats will lose me.

In this campaign Biden has been called a pedophile, a rapist, a racist, corrupt, and a traitor.

I think that door has already been opened.

after all, we know Trump is taking it. But do not take in our primary if none of our other candidates are taking it. Especially since Biden stated policy is he could not be bought by special interest PAC's. Once he is our nominee it no longer is a problem. But if he is the only one of our candidates to take it during the primaries, then it is a big problem.

Biden is the nominee, because he's terrified of Biden.

argument you put forth to support Biden’s recent decision on behalf of his campaign.

Candidates re-evaluate positions as exigencies arise, whether of a logistical or political nature.

PS Trump’s folks do do their own polling as you said. They also test their counter-offensive’s strength against Dem candidates. They figured they had to go with an impeachable act to undermine Biden.

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he's going to need money!

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true!

In my opinion. Republicans are the corrupt ones.

to heart of the matter.

Now Biden's a "flip-flopper." He promised!!! Is everybody six years old?

Yes, we're all suppose to running around as if our hair is on fire because Joe Biden changed his mind while a demented conman sits in the White House planning the demise of the Republic.

Makes so much sense. If we've decided national suicide is a good thing, that is.

...still accepted help from Super PACs like other candidates.

I struggle with what I read in other posts on this topic here at DU - one in which he advised Bernie about avoiding PACs to maintain credibility and another identifying his aversion to PACs on principle.

Why make such statements and NOW decide that the moral high ground must wait another day. He MUST have known he would need for large amount of money.

It just mystifies me.

other candidates are not feared by Trump so they don't have to use campaign funds to defend themselves against his venom. Got it?

I wasn't even thinking about THAT!!!

that will work well with independent and swing voters. But to eliminate Biden, so he can run against another top tier, he has had to go to extreme lengths.

He did. He continues.

It is Biden who bears the brunt of the actions of a lawless, but empowered president who has a host of sycophants in his service and can exert influence in far flung corners of the globe to
bring down Biden.

To prove the point that Biden is beset by incoming from more than one source, as he tries now to
raise his own arms against Trump, i.e. financial resources, rival supporters criticize him. The press
will not be far behind.

It's one of the perils of being a frontrunner but it's also a product of Trump's particular obsession with Biden, the fear that Bradley spoke to the other night on O'Donnell's program. And that's likely a spill over from Trump's obsession with all things Obama related. The fact that Biden is beating Trump in every head-to-head poll, appeals to the same working class voter that Trump claims he and he alone possesses leaves him wide open to a humiliating loss. The lengths to which he was willing to go to bring Biden down is incredible when you look at the Ukraine evidence unfolding.

So yes, the attacks have been unrelenting and to Trump's chagrin, Joe Biden is still standing. That in and of itself is a testament to Biden's strength and durability. Strengthened by fire, as they say.

“So yes, the attacks have been unrelenting and to Trump's chagrin, Joe Biden is still standing. That in and of itself is a testament to Biden's strength and durability. Strengthened by fire, as they say.” (PeggySue2)

You're telling me he got into this race no expecting that he'd have to defend himself against lies?

That's nonsense.

I care about exactly ONE THING. Trump out. Full stop.

least 40 years now. The question that rattles around in my head is — at what point do results finally matter? Forty years is not that far from a lifetime when you consider political cognizance.