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In reply to the discussion: Why is it an awesome idea for Biden to run, but Hillary not only shouldn't run, but must go away? [View all]InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)191. Or, that those who believe Joe has the right to run, also believe Hillary does too.
I just choose to believe Hillary when she says she's not running, and Joe, who says he's mulling it over. Does that mean he would be my 1st choice? Heck no, but he's earned the right to run and change my mind.
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Why is it an awesome idea for Biden to run, but Hillary not only shouldn't run, but must go away? [View all]
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
OP
Actually I agree with you and for that reason I would consider any of them (and Warren too.)
Tom Rinaldo
Dec 2018
#76
Biden is in pretty decent shape too... runnin' laps, the guy could easily keep up with Obama...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#217
Yes, even though every year, Bernie is consistently ranked among the Senate's top progressives...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#300
True dat... why Michelle Obama should also run. Talk about exceptional!!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#192
They got more votes than he did in each primary and then he dropped out while they stayed in
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#244
You could argue that Edwards did win a small number of delegates ... but not Richardson or Kuchinich
karynnj
Dec 2018
#163
If Biden had been the nominee in 2016 he would have been swiftboated like crazy,
StevieM
Dec 2018
#203
And lost TWICE IN A ROW... Biden WON his last 2 elections as VP with Obama.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#48
As I said, Obama deserves the lion's share of the credit for those victories...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#70
I see your point... and, of course, the right experience is a valuable asset, regardless.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#77
I agree with you that Biden should speak to the issue of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#142
Who can beat rump is all that matters....people clearly aren't getting that. nt
UniteFightBack
Dec 2018
#173
I don't think it is awesome for Biden to run, nor do I think Hillary has to go away
Tom Rinaldo
Dec 2018
#8
I assume that Biden and Sanders will both run again, and they will start out as the front runners.
StevieM
Dec 2018
#12
The ghosts of 2016, and the divisions from that are alive and well. Because of that, I do not
still_one
Dec 2018
#27
She said as much. I suspect Sanders will, but for the reasons I gave I don't think he will make it
still_one
Dec 2018
#284
Yes, but the experience Joe got as VP for 8 years, plus his 3 decades in the Senate...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#59
Yes, and those attitudes are certainly unfair and should be put on the proverbial "scrap heap"...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#75
Hillary is certainly welcome to run, like any other prospective Democratic candidate...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#78
Your probably right... she certainly gave the last election everything she had.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#143
Hillary isn't going away, but she also isnt going to run again. All the abuse she has put up with
still_one
Dec 2018
#13
If we don't unite for the fight in 2020 vs the Nazi-in-Chief, the results could again be disasterous
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#50
That may be, but in my view it would be prudent to choose a Democratic nominee that wasn't part of
still_one
Dec 2018
#56
You have a point, though I respectfully disagree somewhat but then that speaks in favor of Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#62
I am pretty sure if Biden is able to run he will, and while he did NOT run in 2016, he isn't a new
still_one
Dec 2018
#68
I'd hafta go with Joe... eight years as VP gives him a leg up on Hillary...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#93
I think they're referring to previous nominees who came back to win the presidency
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#42
As opposed to running twice for the nomination and not making it through the primaries?
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#26
I'm not supporting Biden, but a relevant data point is he then went on to win the Vice Presidency
Tom Rinaldo
Dec 2018
#49
I personally like her, she can do what she wants but her favorability ratings are still very low
Quixote1818
Dec 2018
#23
Clearly... Hillary is obviously politically savvy & knows the difficult challenge of that reality.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#308
The candidate is elected in the primaries. How would "the Party" "switch" candidates? N/T
lapucelle
Dec 2018
#134
Aren't you making the same sort of assumption you just criticized the OP for?
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2018
#36
I mistakenly assumed everyone understood the problem with "When did you stop beating your mother"
Ms. Toad
Dec 2018
#103
Or, that those who believe Joe has the right to run, also believe Hillary does too.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#191
If Hilary were to primary against Biden (or that old NotADemocrat guy), I'd be all in for HRC.
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2018
#35
I'm not sure "toxic" is the right word... but, clearly, Joe does much better with Independents...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#88
If Hillary had to answer for - again and again - 20-year-old legislation she didn't even vote for
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#168
Yes. I want to know why Hillary giving a speech about that 1994 crime bill is responsible for
betsuni
Dec 2018
#181
His legislation has helped to put millennials under a mountain of student loan debt
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#96
Actually it is her standing amung Dems that has caused her to drop so much
Quixote1818
Dec 2018
#111
You're going to be just as exhausted trying to get any other Dem "up to baseline"
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#225
What poll is that? Obviously it isn't a poll of Democrats. You know, Democrats who determine who
still_one
Dec 2018
#61
I realize exactly the point you were making Effie. It was brilliant, though I think
still_one
Dec 2018
#80
I would like neither of them to run & both of them to campaign for dem candidates. -nt
CrispyQ
Dec 2018
#66
Thanks for taking the time to write a 6-paragraph response to my "stupid fucking clickbait" question
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#90
Gee, for a For a "stupid fucking question made just for clickbait", you sure gave a long response
still_one
Dec 2018
#235
It's certainly true that Joe's one helluva campaigner; another check in the plus column for him.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#145
She destroyed Trump in all three debates, even with the media spinning for him
StevieM
Dec 2018
#292
I disagree that Trumop won them as campaign events. I remember them benefitting her at the time
StevieM
Dec 2018
#321
Neither should run. Nor go away. Just help other Dems get elected as needed.
Nanjeanne
Dec 2018
#166
I mean, it's pretty clear - Dems have already lost a presidential election with Hillary.
Drunken Irishman
Dec 2018
#171
No, because she has too much baggage and is too polarizing. Biden is Biden and Hillary is Hillary.
LBM20
Dec 2018
#197
I have watched the RW use her as a punching bag for almost 30 years. There's your "baggage" and
Hekate
Dec 2018
#201
Some, without saying it outright, seem to think we must nominate a white male.
Garrett78
Dec 2018
#214
I think turnout for our nominee will be greater if we nominate a woman or person of color.
Garrett78
Dec 2018
#227
A woman or person of color is just as likely to pull in plenty of extra votes
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#231
People said that in 2008 back when America wasn't ready for a black president
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#232
No, I didn't say that was the only reason. You're just picking a fight, and I'm not interested /nt
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#271
First of all, we're talking about getting the nomination. Not the general election.
Garrett78
Dec 2018
#265
You must have missed the fact that the GOP and Russians STOLE WI, MI, PA from Hillary
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#274
You're right - Biden never lost a General because he was never able to make it to the general
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#287
I know. Nixon was also the last vice president to win the presidency without directly following the
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#304