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In reply to the discussion: Some folks here think people criticizing Biden's debate performance need to "offer a solution". Here's one. [View all]greatlaurel
(2,010 posts)68. Thanks for these productive suggestions.
This is a useful post with productive and doable ideas. President Biden is a brilliant man and extremely effective politician who is old with a stutter. The time pressure of that debate style had to be extremely frustrating for him, while facing a fire hose of falsehoods. Tapper, Bash and CNN facilitated the fire hose of falsehoods and failed the American people by any standard of journalistic integrity.
Watched President Biden's speech today in Raleigh, NC and he was wonderful even while dealing with a slight cough. President Biden is resilient, which is one of the most important qualities for anyone to have.
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Some folks here think people criticizing Biden's debate performance need to "offer a solution". Here's one. [View all]
brooklynite
Jun 28
OP
We are not his Dr., but among all my Dem friends we did not see it as the flu...
RiverStone
Jun 28
#24
Hadn't thought about decongestant. My impression was he was tired from illness or lack of sleep...
Beartracks
Jun 28
#91
You do realize your post here is fodder for the RW crazy SM sites...don't you? STOP!!
PortTack
Jun 28
#74
You do realize your denial of what we all saw is true fodder. Even the NYT editorial board asked him to resign today.
RiverStone
Jun 28
#102
Agreed. Being told not to believe what I saw with my own eyes is disrespectful.
PeaceWave
Jun 28
#76
Joe was listening to TSF's rapid fire lying responses and contemplating his responses...
IthinkThereforeIAM
Jun 28
#83
I think his stares indicated his amazement that TSF would lie so brazenly...
Trueblue Texan
Jun 29
#108
Potential voters watching conservative media aren't going to vote for Biden anyway.
Lanius
Jun 28
#43
Which isn't surprising, since the news media want this to be a horse race and focus more on optics than substance
Lanius
Jun 28
#46
+1. Even Thom Hartmann is suggesting a change. I'm with Biden over any GOPer, but I'm not sure remaining undecided
Silent Type
Jun 28
#53
It was on the media...now it's on posters too...so called Dems right here on DU!
PortTack
Jun 28
#75
As long as he's in the race, I'm riding with Biden - and so is almost everyone here on DU
peppertree
Jun 28
#58
Yes - but last night gave them a TON of new fodder (plus the replay on the news)
peppertree
Jun 28
#59
It wouldn't matter if President Biden aced the entire debate. They would and do photo shop clips to make him
PortTack
Jun 28
#77
Last night, people said he sounded great at the watch party afterward. Even his voice was fine.
shrike3
Jun 28
#38
It's already been pointed out on this thread that Biden campaign funds cannot be transferred to another candidate.
shrike3
Jun 28
#65
The PAC funds -- which are the majority of the funding -- can be transfered.
former9thward
Jun 28
#95
A politically savvy DUer has said otherwise. I'll go with what they say, thanks.
shrike3
Jun 28
#107
Apparently a friend of mine has passed this on to a contact at the Biden campaign.
brooklynite
Jun 28
#33
Please describe a process that lets us select a candidate and build unity around him/her in 8 weeks.
brooklynite
Jun 28
#36
I have been told the money cannot be transferred, that a new candidate would have to start from scratch.
shrike3
Jun 28
#92
Duer with lots of political experience has said the new candidate would have to raise a lot of cash in a hurry.
shrike3
Jun 28
#105
Your making new fodder for the RW crazies by repeating what others are saying about him dropping out!
PortTack
Jun 28
#78
Thanks for this excellent post. I appreciate it, and it looks like others do as well.
shrike3
Jun 28
#40
I'll vote for whoever is there. Only time will tell how undecideds will react.
kerry-is-my-prez
Jun 28
#69