Rachel, just now: Biden not even in the race 48 hours and he already has Trump on the defensive.

[highplainsdem]

As she said:

Ready, set, go!

[Cha]

1. Yay! that's What's the Most

Important here!

Mahalo, highplains!

[JohnnyLib2]

2. Continuing doses of that will help our party AND our morale. Go, Joe!

[stonecutter357]

3. K&R

[coeur_de_lion]

4. I love it

This is why Biden is my favorite.

Looking so forward to the debate between them. That is, if mango mussolini has the guts to debate.

[Demsrule86]

5. K&R

[UniteFightBack]

6. Don Lemon and Company just said the same thing! You can't pussyfoot with a pussygrabber. nt

[Cha]

9. Good to know..

Thank you!

[AlexSFCA]

7. impressive, entertainment began; adult entered the race

[Gothmog]

8. Opinion: How Biden can rattle Trump

Link to tweet

Voters who watch Biden’s announcement could picture Biden turning to Trump and scolding him that there aren’t “very fine people” on the neo-Nazi side or going after him for lying about a super-duper health-care plan and falsely promising that plants in Ohio wouldn’t close and that a trade war would be easy to win. The mix of disdain and disgust that Biden evidences when talking about Trump not only channels what Democratic voters are feeling but also serves as a coming-attractions reel for the general election.

One can imagine Biden needling Trump before the primaries even begin. “He complimented Kim Jong Un, and even reportedly told a U.S. envoy to agree to pay a $2 million bill from North Korea for “medical care” of American Otto Warmbier?! How weak, how pathetic is that?” or “Trump ripped little kids at the border from the arms of their mothers. How dare he!”

By putting Trump on defense, showing Democratic primary voters just how scrappy he is, using his foreign-policy credentials and displaying the empathy and decency that he is well-known for, Biden might provoke Trump and thereby make himself the de facto Democratic pugilist against Trump. If by some miracle Trump restrains himself, Biden will nevertheless show that he can land body blows and make it that much harder for Republicans to defend the president.

[Cha]

10. Mahalo, Goth!

[BlueFlorida]

12. +1000 nt

[BlueFlorida]

11. I love this

By attacking Biden, Trump gives Biden the high profile and increases his support among Democrats.

Go Trumpy go -- make Biden our nominee.

[NYMinute]

15. Very well put n/t

[mountain grammy]

13. Not wanting to see Joe as our candidate

but love him getting under douchbag donnie's skin.

[NYMinute]

14. Biden is pummeling Trump

and his detractors are trying to smear him with itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny issues like "His apology was not adequate", "He hasn't stated his position on marijuana" and "he had a fundraiser with comcast executive."

I even saw someone saying Biden is "status quo" which is a code phrase used before.

Those guys need new material. Seriously.

[Fiendish Thingy]

17. Why get new material when the old stuff is so relevant?

Biden is the Bankster's candidate, and is fair game to criticize his support of the rotten bankruptcy bill that has impacted so many working families and students, not to mention all the other favors he has done for the Banksters (repeal of Glass-Steagall, etc)

If he is truly the most "electable", then he will survive this truthful vetting and fair criticism and demolish Trump in the general. It must be brought up now, during the primaries, to determine if he can make it in the general, or if another candidate with less baggage is a better choice.

[RKP5637]

16. K&R!!!!! n/t