Biden delivering some major policy initiatives in regards to criminal justice...

[Drunken Irishman]

Very strong rollout of what he plans to do to overhaul the criminal justice system in this county, including banning private prisons, restoring all rights to those who've paid their dues, ending mandatory minimums and not jailing those arrested for drug crimes.

[Kahuna7]

1. Yes he did!!! I loved his initiatives, including decriminalizing pot..

and reinstating voting rights once felons have completed their sentences.

[Turin_C3PO]

2. Sounds good!

Biden is a progressive, despite attempts to paint him otherwise.

[marylandblue]

14. I still consider him a moderate and that's an advantage for him.

The center moves around and he tends to move with it. Most people now think sentencing is too harsh so that's where he is. He won't pass a purity test that way but he'll get votes.

[Vegas Roller]

3. K&R n/t

[George II]

4. It's a shame all the candidates had very limited time, I felt bad that Biden and some others....

....had to rush through their 7-minute speeches to the point of them being almost unintelligible. But there's lots of time ahead of us for them to fully articulate their proposals and positions.

[peggysue2]

5. Good for Joe!

Which is a strong reminder--all our candidates are superior to the horror show squatting in the White House at the moment. And . . .

Joe Biden is a liberal Democrat. Always has been. He also happens to be the candidate who can win 2020.

[nolabear]

6. He crammed a lot into those seven minutes.

I wish he’d been a little less hurried but he clearly felt it was time to put policy out there. And there were good ones. I love free community college. I don’t think people realize how much that can boost the economy. Already established people with families can go. Tech jobs, medical jobs, industries that are begging for workers can get them.

Public option-well, I don’t hate it. Medicare for all is a great goal but the “socialism” criticism falls apart. If the end goal is medical care for all then what will get us there is what I’m for.

That gun biometric ID pitch surprised me. I’m ALL for it but it’s radical af.

Btw the MSNBC commentary afterward was atrocious.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. I watched the YT stream. What did they say?

[nolabear]

9. Usual talking points. Too old, defended racists, etc.

I was shocked at the passion without any talk about what his policies were. They have a right, but I hated it.

Rev Al is interviewing him now and he’s not backing off but honestly, he’s doing really well at expanding the entire context of the “boy” remarks. Some won’t do with anything but guilt but I have to say, the Rev clearly enjoyed it.

[FloridaBlues]

11. Thought the interview went well and joe felt comfortable able to exchange ideas.

Until Rev felt the need to turn on him after joe left the area. Strange people politics make!

[nolabear]

13. That was very, very unsettling.

I was really disappointed in Rev for that.

[Skya Rhen]

15. Which is why I don't blame Biden for doing a limited amount

of interviews on MSM. He knows that they are basically set-ups to try to drag him down.

[emmaverybo]

8. Getting rid of minimum mandatory is huge. NT

[Tarheel_Dem]

10. I missed it, but thanks for posting. n/t

[R B Garr]

12. K&R. Thanks for posting this!

[Scurrilous]

16. K&R

[Cha]

17. Thank you, DI