Ana Navarro: Joe Biden is normal -- and that sounds really good to me

[highplainsdem]

Last edited Thu Apr 25, 2019, 02:00 AM - Edit history (1)

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/opinions/joe-biden-is-normal----and-that-sounds-really-good-to-me-navarro/index.html

I am begging and pleading with Democrats not to screw this up. Please nominate someone who can win, someone that can unite the Democratic base, energize the Obama coalition and not alienate right-leaning independents and Trump-rejecting Republicans (like me).

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Joe Biden brings a lot to the table. He is everything Trump is not. He knows policy. He is a uniter. He calls for our better angels. He is empathetic and draws on his own grief to console and encourage others through theirs. He laughs easily. He is decent. He is devoted to his wife, and she is to him. Gold-leaf and wealth do not define him. He is not perfect and he has the humility to accept that.

Joe Biden is not a shiny new toy. He is not flashy. He is not going to set hearts racing. He is comfortable, knowledgeable, experienced, reliable and dependable. We know what we're getting with him. He inspires a feeling of trust and confidence.

He is normal.

After the chaos and turmoil of the last three years under Trump, "normal" sounds really good to me.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Even though I don't know her at all, something she says here resonates with me.

Thank you for posting this, my dear highplainsdem.

I needed to read it.

[Cha]

2. I am begging and pleading with Democrats not to screw this up. Please nominate someone who can win,

someone that can unite the Democratic base, energize the Obama coalition and not alienate right-leaning independents and Trump-rejecting Republicans (like me)."

Well said by Ana Navarro!

This is what I want.. a Uniter.. it can't be overvalued!

Thank You, highplains!

[WheelWalker]

9. Precisely. I truly believe if we fuck this up, it's the end of the Republic.

And, I think Ann Navarro is also right about Joe's motivation. He's beyond the age of desire; ambition and ego tempered by the years. This truly is a matter of service and duty.

[Demsrule86]

12. I am terrified Trump will win. .

[Cha]

19. Oh Yes.. excellent point

regarding Biden's call to service and duty.

[Demsrule86]

14. Well said by you! I add my pleas to yours.

Now is the time for all good men ( and women) to come to the aid of their country,..typing class ...now known as keyboarding.

[Cha]

20. Mahalo, Dems!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Normal is sounding pretty good right now.

We haven't had much of it lately.

[Merlot]

4. Guess what, Ana...EVERYONE in the democratic primary is NORMAL

Every last one of them, even the two or three I don't care for. Normal people. republicans choose trumpft in the primary, and in the general they voted for him in droves. Maybe it's time for you to consider what "normal" means to republicans.

It's not up to democrats to pick a candidate you like. It's up to you to convince your fellow republicans to either vote democratic or stay home.

Do I sound angry at what YOUR party has unleashed on this country (after years of preparation)?

[Demsrule86]

7. She left the GOP Party and became a Democrat. So she has a right to back a candidate

I agree with her. She voted for Hilary Clinton which is more than some who are supposedly on our side did.

[Merlot]

8. Yes, let's blame a few democrats who didn't vote for Hillary

instead of all the republicans who voted for trumpft.

That makes a lot of sense. And very "uniting" as well.

her quote:

...not alienate right-leaning independents and Trump-rejecting Republicans (like me).

She's still a republican.

[Demsrule86]

10. We need Independents. And I will despise all who didn't vote for Hillary especially those

who claim to be be Democrats. They should be ashamed. And you don't get to decide who is and who is not a Democrat , she joined the party. She is a Democrat. Great article too.

[Demsrule86]

11. We won the house with voters she describes...there was no progressive

revolution in 18 (I wish). The house was won by moderates.

[pnwmom]

21. Any Democrat who didn't vote for Hillary in the general bears a share of the blame. n/t

[still_one]

26. ++++++++++++++++++++++

[highplainsdem]

13. She did vote for Hillary, and she's a Never Trumper, but I believe she's still a Republican.

She voted for Andrew Gillum, too. And she spoke out against Roy Moore.

[Demsrule86]

40. She said on the View.

[AlexSFCA]

22. when did she do that?

I saw her on Colbert a few weeks ago and she was saying she is gop and has always been but never supprted trump, voted for clinton.

[Demsrule86]

39. She announced it on twitter,

[Hassin Bin Sober]

56. Literally the second paragraph says she is a registered republican who won't be voting...

... in the primary.

Why does this interest me as a registered Republican (yes, I know, I need therapy) who will not be voting in the Democratic primary?

Tired of embarrassed republicans.

[Demsrule86]

59. She said she changed parties on the view. But she voted for Hillary and supports a

Democrat in 20...good enough for me.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

60. Whatever. She wrote TODAY she is a republican.

[calimary]

44. This.

And for any who would deny it, this is a cautionary tale for those who have already indicated that if their candidate isn’t the nominee, they might just vote for trump. Again.

[JustAnotherGen]

31. ITA

Yeah - Gabbard and Gravel(sp?) aren't my cup of tea. Williamson is a kind hearted human being but I don't believe has the qualifications to be CIC.

But, we are all normal.

[Mme. Defarge]

5. Our country needs a hug

from Joe Biden. IMO.

[Demsrule86]

6. Great post...well done.

I agree completely.

[Eric J in MN]

15. DU Rules: quote a maximum of 4 paragraphs NT

NT

[larwdem]

16. don't know why

I like Ana.

[pnwmom]

17. So you have to be an old white guy to be normal?

Elizabeth Warren isn't normal? Amy Klobuchar isn't normal? Kamala Harris isn't normal? Julian Castro isn't normal? Cory Booker isn't normal? Pete Buttigieg isn't normal?

Even Gov. Jay Inslee isn't NORMAL?

I guess you gotta be white and male and over 70 to be "normal."

[Demit]

30. I noticed that too. In her haste to boost Biden, she insults all the other candidates.

[Demsrule86]

41. How about winning? I don't see any of those candidates winning the primary.

And I like them. We have to get rid of Trump. Biden takes away his path to victory in the electoral college.

[pnwmom]

45. Who saw Trump winning before a single debate or primary? Right now it's just

name recognition.

[Demsrule86]

46. Trump was the leader from the beginning...the pundits said ...this whatever

Will take him out...but nothng did.

[pnwmom]

47. Pundits were predicting JEB BUSH. Trump only had 1% in a June 2015 poll --

not even enough to qualify for a debate.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/jeb-bush-surges-lead-gop-pack-new-2016-poll

*** Jeb leads the GOP pack: A brand-new national NBC/WSJ poll finds Jeb Bush leading the crowded Republican presidential field, with 22% of GOP primary voters saying he’s their first choice. He’s followed by Scott Walker at 17%, Marco Rubio at 14%, and Ben Carson at 11%. While Jeb had a similar five-point lead in our April NBC/WSJ poll, you see his current position has strengthened when you look inside the numbers of this new poll. (It was conducted during the buildup and coverage of Bush’s official presidential announcement on June 16.) The latest survey shows him ahead among self-identified conservative GOP primary voters – when he was in third place in April behind Rubio and Walker. And as we unveiled on Sunday, 75% of Republican primary voters in our new poll say they could see themselves supporting Bush – up from 70% in April and 49% in March. Bottom line: While Jeb has plenty of potential problems to overcome (his last name, his positions on immigration and Common Core, his desire to run a general-election campaign instead of one aimed at GOP primary voters), this poll is very good news for him.

*** Who gets left off that first debate stage? The NBC/WSJ poll measured 16 GOP candidates in our horserace question. And here are the 10 Republicans who make our poll’s Top 10 – the criteria being used for the first GOP debate in August – and the six who get left off:

Jeb Bush 22%
Scott Walker 17%
Marco Rubio 14%
Ben Carson 11%
Mike Huckabee 9%
Rand Paul 7%
Rick Perry 5%
Ted Cruz 4%
Chris Christie 4%
Carly Fiorina 2%
Donald Trump 1%
Lindsey Graham 1%
John Kasich 1%
Bobby Jindal 0%
Rick Santorum 0%
George Pataki 0%

[BlueStater]

48. Good point.

Biden reminds me a lot about Jeb, just coasting on name recognition without having to actually do anything.

[Karadeniz]

58. That list of humanity sort of turns my stomach. I'm really, really proud of our list!

[treestar]

53. I don't think that is what she meant

She was boosting Biden, not thinking about the others.

[quickesst]

18. It sounds to me....

..... there are people responding to this thread who believe if you haven't been a Democrat since birth, you will never be a Democrat. Ana Navarro quit the Republican Party, became a Democrat, voted for Hillary, voted for Gillum, and despises Trump. That makes her a Democrat.... period.
If we judge by the standards set by those believe she is still a republican, then those same standards should apply to Elizabeth Warren. Right? That's how silly the "still a Republican" crap is.

[AlexSFCA]

23. she is a registered republican, isn't she?

She didn’t quit gop, she is like frum, anti trump, wants republcians to be more like reagan again (“normal”, she is big time trickle down, against ACA, etc.

[quickesst]

25. I thought she had switched to Republican

Time for me to a Little Crow and delete my post. Still glad she is a never Trump Democrat voter

[Cha]

24. Ana Navarro is still a repub..

but she wants to get rid of trump like we all do.. and she makes excellent points about Biden

[quickesst]

27. yeah

Did something I never do. Jump the gun, and you are right, glad she is a never Trumper and what she says about Biden is excellent. Crow, not a breakfast of champions.

[Cha]

28. No worries..

Have something delicious for breakfast.. you deserve it.

[quickesst]

35. Thanks Cha

As my punishment, I am slowly killing myself with a delicious honey bun and coffee.

[Cha]

36. lol

[JonLP24]

49. I'm sick and tired of GOP or former GOP that don't like Trump trying to pull our party in their

Direction. Just because she hates Trump doesn't mean I agree with her conservative ideas. That goes for the McCain family who Meagan wants to so bad vote for Trump but can't because he said mean things about McCain.

[Cha]

50. Ana Navaroo makes excellent points..

And, I don't want BS for our nominee.

[JonLP24]

51. He is a good man he doesn't deserve being called BS

He wants to stop the war in Yemen and one of the first to defend Omar (Biden was the only one who didn't speak up even Gillibrand & Klobuchar gave a half assed defense of Omar.

[Cha]

52. Those are his initials.

[JonLP24]

55. You have to admit a lot of Bernie haters do his initials

For the same reason as the image below. I don't know why Trump uses "crazy Bernie" when "BS" is a lot more effective plus you can hide behind plausible deniability.

[Cha]

57. Those are still his initials.

[Demsrule86]

42. And yet many of those same folks want open primaries and to reach out to the other

side.

[madaboutharry]

29. I think the Democratic primaries

will play out exactly the way they are suppose to and in the end we will have a very powerful ticket.

Whatever happens, I believe Americans are going to vote for calm and lawfulness. I’m optimistic.

[Demit]

32. "Joe Biden is not a shiny new toy"

Does Ana Navarro think Elizabeth Warren is a "shiny new toy"? That she is not "knowledgeable, experienced, reliable and dependable"? I think Navarro, being a Republican, knows that what she'll be getting with Biden is corporate-friendly policies. None of that wacky, forgive-student-debt stuff. Or horrors, a 2% tax on the 0.1 percent of wealthy Americans.

[Demsrule86]

43. She probably thinks like me that Elizabeth Warren whom I really like won't win

a general.

[FM123]

33. "and that sounds really good to me"

With more and more repubs walking away from the trumplican rhetoric I'm hoping that in this coming election they will actually cast votes with us Dems (Biden or not) like Navarro did in the last one. Trump went after our disenfranchised voters, we must go after his.

[Skya Rhen]

34. Luv you, Ana, but Joe certainly sets my heart racing and always brings a smile to my face...

and I am 45 years old...

[BlueFlorida]

37. Joe will attract the broadest coalition nt

[IluvPitties]

38. Biden is going to be the unifier we so desperately need.

[Raster]

54. I like the idea of a whole bunch of capable, worthwhile candidates...

...I wish they all could be part of the next administration.

But as gawd/gawdess is my witness, I would vote for a pretzel as long as the pretzel could/would wallop the tar out of tRump*. I will support OUR Democratic nominee through thick and thin. I will do WHATEVER I CAN to make sure that NOXIOUS PILE OF SHIT is purged from the White House.