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Joe Biden live on Sunday at 7:00 EDT with Jill Biden and Dr. Vivek Murthy. No musical act. (Original Post) George II Apr 2020 OP
Thank you for the heads up, George! Cha Apr 2020 #1
Excellent DarthDem Apr 2020 #2
So we go here to watch it? JoeBiden.com/Live Amaryllis Apr 2020 #3
Yes. You can click that link in the tweet. George II Apr 2020 #7
FANTASTIC! Joe is beginning to master virtual campagning--a new frontier. UncleNoel Apr 2020 #4
The preview video is great! UncleNoel Apr 2020 #5
Substance Does Not Require Musical Guests, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #6
Thanks for this. mcar Apr 2020 #8
 

Cha

(295,907 posts)
1. Thank you for the heads up, George!
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 06:01 PM
Apr 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

DarthDem

(5,253 posts)
2. Excellent
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 06:12 PM
Apr 2020

The Biden campaign is really doing an excellent job planning all of these events.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Amaryllis

(9,523 posts)
3. So we go here to watch it? JoeBiden.com/Live
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 06:17 PM
Apr 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
7. Yes. You can click that link in the tweet.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 07:54 PM
Apr 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

UncleNoel

(864 posts)
4. FANTASTIC! Joe is beginning to master virtual campagning--a new frontier.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 07:47 PM
Apr 2020

Old dogs can learn new tricks. Well, I'm 84 and my wife is not so optimistic about that. LOL!

I'm riden' with Biden!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

UncleNoel

(864 posts)
5. The preview video is great!
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 07:51 PM
Apr 2020

A campaign effort in itself.

Joe and Jill rock!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
6. Substance Does Not Require Musical Guests, Sir
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 07:52 PM
Apr 2020

Sanders knows he has to provide entertainment to draw any viewers. Even his supporters do not particularly want to hear the scold's voice and watch that waving finger....

Mostly, expressions of support for Sanders are made as a marker of political orientation. Expressing support for Sanders says 'I'm not a moderate, I'm well to the left of most people', and as with most such things, serves to identify a 'cool' group separate from the general run of 'squares'. People doing this do not even particularly want to prevail, in the sense of being in the majority. It is axiomatic that a majority can never be 'cool', the feeling of being 'hip' and part of an 'in-crowd' depends on being outnumbered by the host of the unwashed and unenlightened. The point is not to achieve any political goal, to secure any discrete reform, it is simply to be sure one is perceived as a particular, and special, kind of person.

People who have an actual interest in achieving the goals widespread among Democrats, the goals of all left and progressive and liberal persons in general, recognize readily Sanders is far too flawed as a politician, and as a personality, to make any progress towards their goals. They know Sanders has not achieved any measurable advance towards them in his long Congressional career. They know Sanders' claim to hold patents and copyrights on these goals is nonesense, because they know their own desires pre-date Sanders, and exist in their hearts and minds without the slightest reference to him or influence by him.

In short, while Sanders imagines himself to be the indispensable man, an overwhelming majority of Democratic voters are clear in their minds that Sanders is quite dispensable, and are determined to see him disposed of, as soon as possible.





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mcar

(42,210 posts)
8. Thanks for this.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 08:09 PM
Apr 2020

I'll tune in. "No musical act."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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